why address people ladies and gentleman why not the reverse?

Answer 1

It comes from the british culture. When there is a lady n a man n u r greeting them, U first greet the lady n then the man. So they address as ladies n gentleman.

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Answer 2

It goes back to medieval times when women were considered weak and fragile and needed protecting. It is for the same reason that men walk on the outside, a sword was worn on the left hadn side of the body so a man needed to keep his left hand free to ward off any attackers.

Answer 3

Let's assume that a speaker starts of with 'Gentlemen'. By the time he proceeds to the word and, all the ladies present would find reasons to sue him for not respecting their womenthodd.And all the gentlemen around would leave instantly assuming that there are no ladies around them.... LoL

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Answer 4

Because first of all, men have seemed like they have had more power than woman since the begging of time and ppl have decided that it was time make things a little more equal and give the woman more reconition. Second of all, men want to outdo other men in politeness, and if you say your gender first, then that puts you way down on the list...

Answer 5

If you consult most books of etiquette you will see that a female always goes first in most cultures...it is a sign of respect, so when speaking it is a sign of respect to address the females first.

Answer 6

"Ladies and gentlemen" is most often used to get everyone's attention, and since ladies do the most talking, they have to be addressed first.

Answer 7

It's from the days of chivalry - Ladies first. You would introduce ladies in the party to other first, you would serve them tea first (by age) and they would enter rooms first.

Answer 8

This is the style of English language.

Answer 9

Besides sounding smoother rolling off the tongue, isn't it always proper for "ladies first"?

Answer 10

cuz "ladies and gentlemen" originated in older times when women came first.