Conditioned response v etiquette!

Yes that's fairly safe as it cannot be interpreted as in any way gender threatening...

 

Perfectly reasonable response and information to venue staff, highlighting an outmoded model of so-called manners. Gender identification is down to the individual and gender prepositions shouldn't be assumed, if used at all.
Names are good, what's up with using someone's name even in the service industry?
And, let's face it, sir and madam are used out of an assumed respect but very often carry none. and can be used to be derisory... As we've seen in the tabloid press recently.
Live and let live.

 

Where will it end?

 

Could be worse, you could live in Scotland.

 

Just use the one marked "Laddies"

 

Facebook offers 51 gender identities so I'm told... with that number I guess somebody somewhere is going to be offended by / on behalf of someone else somewhere. And so the wheel turns....

 

If you're a man setting out to look like a lady and come somewhere close, surely it's a bonus being called madam, miss etc.

 

Very true!

 

yes mam

 

In artistic terms possibly yes but for the person who discovers the contrary perhaps not.

 

You don't think that if you were fooled by the outward appearance and then discovered a problem with the undercarriage........you might give them credit and take one for the team

 

Or give, this is a gender neutral thread after all.

 

What if they've got a mole down their trousers?

 

Are you coming on to me? It's been so long I can't tell

 

Is it the hairy or furry kind?

 

Not tonight I'm on the 5.9% beer.

 

I'd need a lot 5.9% beer before I got amorous with a large green man with a tash

 

Note to self, don't give @Silver lots of strong beer.