No, I'm not trying to be funny or insulting.
Not too long ago, I addressed this woman in a store whom I initially thought was a man. Very short hair, no makeup, jeans, t-shirt, nothing to suggest femininity whatsoever. I referred to her as "sir" and she about went ballistic. "I am NOT a 'sir', I'm a 'ma'am!!! How dare you? Blah blah blah..." All I could do was apologize over and over again. So embarrassing....
Anyway, has this ever happened to you or know someone it has happened to? How did you deal with it or she deal with it? And how did the other person who addressed you as "sir" react when he/she was corrected?
2007-03-19 11:21:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I once shaved my head, I had done so much to my hair with dying and cutting it, that I was sick of it and just shaved it off. Not only did people think I was a guy, they also felt bad for me and thought I had cancer and was going thru chemo. One day at the grocery store, a female cashier said "sir, we are open on aisle 5" when I got there, she saw i was a girl, and started to apologise. I told her " Well, I at least hope you thought I was a HOT guy"lol. i didnt think it was a big deal.....
2007-03-19 11:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by lonijean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I have never been mistaken for a boy, or accidentally called someone by the wrong name. BUT, my brother has long hair and some guy approached us at a store and said, "beautiful day isn't it ladies?". I started laughing SO hard as my brother turned around and looked at the guy and the guy got a better look at my very large brother with his abondance of facial hair. Ha ha ha ha! It still makes me lol! My brother is about 6' 2", 275 lbs, and musclar shoulders about 3' wide, how anyone could mistake him for a girl I have NO idea! ha ha ha ha ha!
2007-03-19 11:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Pyrette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never get my hair cut shorter than my shoulders, but i remember when i was like 5 or 6 and my parents got my hair cut REALLY short (i was so mad at them for that...still am) and we were some place, don't remember where and i was wearing a blue pokadot DRESS and some people near by made a comment that i was a cute boy or something. i started crying. it was horrible. lol. but i've never called anyone a guy that was a girl, and hopefully it won't happen to me again.
2007-03-19 11:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by TeddyGram 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was in 5th and 6th grade i use to shop in the guy section and borrow my brothers clothing, plus i had very short hair. And i got asked out by a couple of girls who thought i was the hottest guy they'd ever seen. but then again i didn't really like dressing like a girl. but ya, all my friends thought i was a guy the first time they met me. i feel like a dork looking back at that time in my life. thankfully i now dress like a girl and guys think i'm attractive. lol.
2007-03-19 11:27:20 · answer #4 · answered by crazy little thing called love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was adressed as my sisters brotehr and oviously i am nt a male ,happened twice in the same day :( what i simply said was im her sister and teh oethr time no the mans bracelt were buying is for my father abd im his daughter , and they didnt even really apoligize but the man gave my mom a better price but it is emabrsing and cruel but it would have just been better 2 adress the next person like that as excuse me and not sya any gender , good luck and no its not fun :)
2007-03-19 11:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by jessica93sz3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont have short hair but they probably do if they either are ugly or just act like a boy, omg i luv dat song, o my bad n/e wayz yea dey probably do if they look like a boy n have short hair.
2007-03-19 11:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by MissNaela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was with my friend on halloween one time and she dressed like a nerd or something and my neighbor was like..one for the girl (me) and one for the mister! my friend just looked at me and as we walked away and we laughed for such a long time!
2007-03-19 11:33:37 · answer #7 · answered by yougirl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yah,just because I Have kinky twists ,Ive been refered as a woman and its really frustrating.
2007-03-19 12:07:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but on time i had my HUD on and this hady call me a boy
2007-03-19 11:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by alisha m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋