Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post

But I ask you, would you have talked about them and referred to them as a lady? IE "That lady is really running fast"?
Never.
That sounds like something a child would say, not another adult.

The only instance I can think of where I would use "lady" is if I were waiting tables.
"Can I interest you ladies in dessert?" why, yes you can!

There is a woman at the front desk of my doctors office who calls me "hon" as in honey. Very unprofessional. And extremely annoying.