Are You a Lady? ?

I dislike Madam by a sales assistant but Mam sounds ok

It would be 'wee man' in NI FannyC. I don't like the word 'wee' used instead of little.
But yes I know what you mean.

Blimey nadateturbe, ‘wee woman’! That does sound rude.

Remember ‘little man’?
As in, ‘we’re getting a little man in to landscape the gardens’

I try and fail to be ladylike so I suppose that makes me a woman definitely not a girl.

Don’t like being called woman or female.
I like using the term lady and like being a lady.
I’ve noticed in recent years some will say ‘Hello Guys’. I’m not a guy. Truly irks me.
On this site, I know some don’t mind these words but I do. If others want to use these terms, please not to me.

I'm not a guy. I still meet the 'girls'. Apart from that, I'm a lady.
Twice shop assistants have referred to me as 'wee woman', which is used quite a lot in N Ireland. As in, "could you show this wee woman where the dresses are?"
Wee woman!! How rude.

I hope I act towards others as a lady would.

Usernametaken

StarDreamer

Usernametaken
Don’t mind being called a Lady, what I despise is being called “Madam” !!!!!
Makes me cringe ?
Can you say why please?

I had not quoted before, I had not realised that the discussion had received further posts.

StarDreamer because it makes me feel really old. Remember my dear late Mum saying the same. Just hate it tbh.

Thank you for replying and thank you for explaining.

A quote from my headmistress. " Every lady is a woman but not every woman is a lady" She tried very hard to turn us out as ladies, Strong , independent , self-sufficient and dare I say it superior . I like the title Lady but with apologies to her I am a Fellow.

I am a woman who is mostly OK with being called a lady, so long as it isn't done in a patronising manner.
Recently, I was greeted by a close male friend with the line, "Hallo, my little lady!" as he swept me up in a hug. I thought afterwards that, if that had been uttered by anyone else, I would probably have withered the culprit with my 10 Gigawatt glare but this was so cheery and welcoming, I could not possibly be offended.

I know it's totally illogical but I do cringe and grind my teeth if I ever hear a man referring to "my good lady wife".

I like the term lady. I prefer it to woman and would far rather, when with my friends, be referred to as ladies rather than guys.

Are you a lady?

Of course. I’m a woman too.

StarDreamer

Usernametaken
Don’t mind being called a Lady, what I despise is being called “Madam” !!!!!
Makes me cringe ?
Can you say why please?

I had not quoted before, I had not realised that the discussion had received further posts.

StarDreamer because it makes me feel really old. Remember my dear late Mum saying the same. Just hate it tbh.

I dont mind lady, woman or guys.

I really don't like "lady." I am a woman. I think it's faux politeness.

Cabbie21

I wouldn’t like to hear my hairdresser say to her Junior
“ would you shampoo my woman, please”. Lady is fine.
Sadly I am no longer a girl,

My hairdresser uses the word 'client' ... cover it all!

I am a woman who likes to be a lady.

I don’t mind being called a lady. In some contexts ‘woman’ sounds rude. I love being called ‘ma'am’ by Americans. So polite.

I don’t like the term lady/ladies when used in patronising terms, often by an older man to a group of women.
I thinks just occasionally it’s an appropriate form of address, but not often these days. Don’t mind “guys” addressed to either sex.
For some reason when I was a midwife women patients were always described as “ladies”. Really grated on me.

Suzie, I have been to Vietnam and found that everyone there is very interested in other peoples ages. That guide would not have thought he was being rude.
By the way, I am a lady and always mindful of how I behave in public.

Don't mind the term woman or lady. The trouble these days is that it's invariably prefaced by "elderly". At least now the "elderly, vulnerable" term has tailed off a bit after a couple of years of "Covid" speak. DH and I were so often referred to as elderly vulnerable that we adopted it for our team name when Zoom quizzing with the family. Team Evil (Elderly Vulnerable In Lockdown).

I hate the word lady. I especially dislike it when I’m with my friends and we get called ladies. For example, are you having a good day ladies?’ I know this is a bit irrational.

luluaugust

The latest Consultant's letter says I am a "delightful" lady, I wonder what that really means

blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observations/index.php/yes-many-people-are-pleasant-or-delightful-even-lovely-but-should-that-be-in-the-medical-note/2019/02/18/

I wonder if it means that if it does not say 'pleasant' that that is a way to indicate the opposite of a patient about whom it is not written without actually writing 'unpleasant' about that person.

The latest Consultant's letter says I am a "delightful" lady, I wonder what that really means

Interesting to read views on this. “Lady” seems ok to most, “old lady” not so good!
Just remembered something funny when we were abroad …… a Vietnam guide was welcoming us onto the coach before the days tour - He said “good morning lady” to me, then to the woman behind me “ good morning old lady “.
It was very funny at the time as he was trying so hard to be polite and welcoming. I didn’t dare look at her though as she was about the same age as me.