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02-13-2015 09:06 PM
"May I help you, fit and in great shape lady?" ..... I can't help it. That made me laugh, too.
02-13-2015 09:22 PM
I have been called maam and young lady. I am in my 50s. Whats worse is when you run into someone you haven't seen and they say oh you look good. Good compared to what? lol. THATS when you know you hit the age, when you get that greeting.
On the positive side, lots of men of all ages tend to hold the door for me a lot since I am older (besides my husband who always held/holds the door). And I always thank them and give them a big smile.
02-14-2015 01:08 AM
On 2/12/2015 Cakers1 said:I don't like waiter staff calling us "guys". Hey guys - you ready to order? Hey guys can I get you anything else? Hey guys - have a nice day.
Ugh.
Better than "guyses." I swear I've heard "your guyses" several times, and it absolutely makes my ears bleed.
02-14-2015 03:54 AM
02-14-2015 12:44 PM
as a child, when I heard "young lady",,I knew I was in trouble!!!!!
02-14-2015 01:19 PM
On 2/13/2015 Hildegarde Withers said:THANK YOU! Best laugh I'll get all day. I can't stop chuckling over this.On 2/13/2015 chrystaltree said:I have heard men address elderly women as "young lady" and I personally find it offensive. If an older woman is buying shoes or cheese at the deli, she should be addressed as m'am. It's the equivalent to calling an obese woman "you skinny thing". It's insulting.
I'd have to agree with you.
Calling an elderly woman who is clearly not young, a "young lady" implies there is something wrong with being elderly or that you're trying to make her feel better because she's elderly.
It's true...you wouldn't say to an obese woman "May I help you, fit and in great shape lady?"
02-15-2015 09:58 AM
On 2/13/2015 Hildegarde Withers said:On 2/13/2015 chrystaltree said:I have heard men address elderly women as "young lady" and I personally find it offensive. If an older woman is buying shoes or cheese at the deli, she should be addressed as m'am. It's the equivalent to calling an obese woman "you skinny thing". It's insulting.
I'd have to agree with you.
Calling an elderly woman who is clearly not young, a "young lady" implies there is something wrong with being elderly or that you're trying to make her feel better because she's elderly.
It's true...you wouldn't say to an obese woman "May I help you, fit and in great shape lady?"
I'm so glad to know that I am not the only one that feels this way. I'm 67 y.o. and definitely not young. Why even bring age into the conversation at all.
02-15-2015 02:22 PM
Older people get offended by the most simple things. It's called ""just being nice"".
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