Some terms of endearment can be used in many languages - 'baby', 'angel' and 'sweetheart' for example. But some don't travel as well as you might think. If you call a French person 'honey' ('miel') he or she may take it as a unflattering comparison with a sticky mess.
And how would you react if someone called you a cauliflower, a flea, or a baby elephant?
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