...and more assumptions.

[lederhosen]

"Are you ladies being served?" - tonight's waiter at dinner.

(This only ever seems to happen when I haven't shaved for a day or, as in this case, two.)

Comments

[culfinriel.livejournal.com]

Not shaving makes it possible to mistake you for a lady?

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

I've never figured it out either, but that seems to be when it most often happens.

[silverblue.livejournal.com]

You're not the type of lady to cave to body image fooleries like facial hair.

[shadow-5tails.livejournal.com]

Heh.

Was there the usual mortification as the mistake was realised?

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

AFAIK he didn't realise it (we already had a waiter, he was just checking to make sure we were being looked after). I usually try not to embarrass people more than absolutely necessary on that one, which often means not bothering to correct them.

[willowmason.livejournal.com]

Dad is frequently refered to as "the lady" over the phone at work. He only corrects customers if he thinks it will be funny.

[jesusandrew.livejournal.com]

It still happens to me occasionally - and I've had a beard for years. If they'd only seen me from behind I could sort of understand it, but the last case of mistaken gender came from a waiter who was looking me in the face!