A few weeks ago my downstairs neighbor's teenage daughter introduced me to her friend as, "This is Chloe, the lady from upstairs, the one who needs her gallbladder out."
The lady? And worse - the lady who needs her gallbladder out!
I wouldn't mind being called a "lady", if it were a gentleman saying it in defense of me having to hear foul language. hahaha. Example: "There are ladies present."
But somehow saying "the lady who needs her gallbladder out" just sounds too much like old lady.
When I was a kid, I called my grandmother's friends "ladies".
Well, I'm now worried that with my gallbladder out, I'll take to going to bingo - maybe get a tight perm & start taking bus trips to Atlantic City.
So far I have no urges to sign up for coach outings.
Any adult woman qualifies as being a lady. You can't be a kid forever, and we all have to become adults. Lady is a polite term for a grown woman who is no longer a teenager. Since this term is being used in a polite manner, you're best bet would be to get over it and get used to it. It won't be the last time you'll be called a lady or 'ma'am'.
Posted by Kat | Wednesday 02 March 2005 1:09PM
Yes, well, thanks for that psychological advice based on my silly little story.
Considering I was driving the teenagers to the roller skating rink, I don't think that the term "lady" was being used in the Old English gentry sense.
I believe the most respectful term for a female person who is no longer a teenager is "woman".
And I wonder what the polite word is for someone who has the audacity to tell someone else to "get over it". heh. Because the term busy body is coming to mind for me. haha. Or maybe just insensitive. heh.
Jinkies, where's the sense of humour anyway?
Posted by Chloe | Wednesday 02 March 2005 5:17PM
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Any adult woman qualifies as being a lady. You can't be a kid forever, and we all have to become adults. Lady is a polite term for a grown woman who is no longer a teenager. Since this term is being used in a polite manner, you're best bet would be to get over it and get used to it. It won't be the last time you'll be called a lady or 'ma'am'.
Yes, well, thanks for that psychological advice based on my silly little story.
