“Notice I said lady and not woman. There is a difference.... “
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Puzzling comment.
Please explain to me how you can tell,walking on a busy sidewalk,if a woman is a “lady” or not?
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A lady will look you in the eye to acknowledge your existence and to see if you are a gentleman, or will at least act like one; a (typical) non-lady-like woman today will pretend you do not even exist (think Hitlery) and breeze right on by you, or through you if you don't get out of her way.
Personal experience. YMMV. (I live in the country. I do not think I've ever been on a "busy" sidewalk in my life...)