Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
Just yesterday I ran into a woman friend in the cafe in town. I'm 53 and she is about 45. At the very same moment we greeted each other simultaneously- me saying "Hey, Girl!" and she saying "Hey, Woman!". It was too funny.

I suspect she says "woman" because she is about 8 years younger than me and was growing up during the big women's lib era, while I was pretty much grown up already when that was going on.
I'm 47 and say "Hey Woman" to all my friends upon greeting. It's definitely (in my area anyway) an age thing. The young ones say "Hey Girl" the older ones say "Hey Ladies (or Gals)".