Young Lady
But here we are.
I've noticed recently that people are using a particular form of address that rubs me the wrong way.
Waiters, clerks in shops, and strangers on the street have been addressing me as "young lady."
And I don't care for it.
"Young lady" takes me back to childhood, when teachers and parents used the term in a sharp tone as a form of insult.
Besides that, I am not a young lady. I'm no longer what I'd consider middle-aged, but I'm not old either. I think I'm an older lady. Not that I expect anyone to call me that, mind you.
What happened to "ma'am"? Or even "miss"?
Moo.
Oh, and while I'm on this particular form-of-address rant, I'd like to point out that I give waitstaff a more generous tip if they don't call my party "guys."
We're neither guys nor young ladies.
Comments
Here in Virginia and in all points of the South where we've lived, the wait staff usually calls the group "y'all" and that's just fine.
What irks me is when someone uses "y'all" when addressing a single person. "Y'all" is a plural form of address. Moo!
Hugs for you, ma'am!
the phrase that gets to me is ...."the Little Lady".....yaaaaaa!
Rant over :-)
Kathy B
No Cal
I have been called "Hon" many times recently. I think of it as a southern term, but we are definitely not in the south. Hate it.But the one the rankles me the most is my drive-through coffee place which now asks for my name "to go with the order". I have been tempted to give them the name of Henry or Hot Lips just to mess with them. Next time I will just ask them why.