Called "Sir"... Why, oh WHY?!?!

[TsPoet]

Used to happen to me all the time. I used to have to dress nice for work, and being a big gal, I wore long skirts and dark blouses, and still got called "sir". I moved to the PNW and started wearing jeans and T-shirts, and it no longer happens!? I'm assuming something happened to me (or my voice?) when I got into my mid-30s?
I don't wear makup.
Maybe you need tighter tops?

[channlluv]

What's up with all you Scandinavian chicks getting blessed with the big boobs?

I am rather Weeble-shaped. I barely fill out an A cup, but people often ask me when my baby's due.

At least I still look young enough to have babies. That's my silver lining.

Roxy

[zoom-zoom]

What's up with all you Scandinavian chicks getting blessed with the big boobs?

My grandma looked like the Venus of Willendorf. Trust me, that is not a body type I was happy to inherit. I struggle every day to not be wider than I am tall, like my grandma Berniece was, heh (my younger sister is losing that battle).

[OakLeaf]

My grandma looked like the Venus of Willendorf.

The figurine of a goddess.

You are a goddess too. And you too, Knott.

[Crankin]

I think it must be the body type, height, etc. I have had very short hair for ten years, and I am flat chested, but no one has ever mistaken me for a guy. Perhaps it's because I am short?
Though I do see a scary resemblance to my son, who is a Marine, right after I get a haircut .

[Red Rock]

I had thae same problem growing up. I was involved in gymnastics so I kept my hair short. I still do. About 1" in the summer and 1.5" in the winter. I grew up with two brothers. I like "guy" things. Legos, playing in the sand..etc .The barbie dolls never caught my attention. Riding bikes fit into that category too.

I have been called Allen instead of Ellen many times.

I think it has bothered my parents a whole lot. I ended up getting my ears piereced to let people know I was a female.

Oh, well.....

Red Rock

[redrhodie]

Pretty is as pretty does. You're a true beauty, knot.

[indysteel]

pretty is as pretty does. You're a true beauty, knot.

+1.

[Tokie]

I find myself assuming that small-boned short slender men are women. Body size (height, shoulders, and especially to me leg length - long legs=female) are common cues. I think sometimes working at McD's (I did in college) you just get in a grind taking orders without REALLY looking at the face you are looking at. I mostly remember the hands I put change into. In rural Idaho, there were more missing fingers than I expected (?farm accidents). But when the mistake happens over and over, it must be troubling for you. If you were wearing baggy jeans and plaid shirts - I could see it, maybe. And as if you were a man dressed as a woman, you would want to be called "sir"? - I think maybe no, but who really knows....

[beccaB]

I've been mistaken for a guy too. I am amply endowed, but thin. When I was a runner I had short hair in a pixie style. I can't believe anyone would mistake me for a guy, and even the male co-workers I mentioned it to because it happened at work, were incredulous. I thought it was funny.

[surgtech1956]

I get called 'sir' once in awhile. I always thought because I don't dress feminine or girly. I wear guys shorts, shirts, jeans, don't carry a purse, don't wear makeup or hardly any, and have short hair.

[indysteel]

I'm sad to hear that any of you get mistaken for men, but as for boobs being an obvious give away as to female gender, have you seen how many men have moobs these days? It's scary!!!

[marni]

I too am short, although with a scandanavian type face, not blonde, flat and I wear my hair in a number 6 buzz. My voice is somewhat low, and I am soft spoken. I am addressed as sir more often than I am as maam, even here is Texas where all the real men are real men. And the majority of women have two huge boobs rather than one fried egg like me, wear makeup unlike me, and are usually wearing coordinated jewelry, purse, cell phone, and lipstick while I wander around in ride t shirts, cargo pants and carry a wallet, so I guess I can't really blame them.

The fun thing about all this is that I also have a very high silly giggle, which I employ every time someone addresses me as sir. It may not change things but it makes me feel better. I so love flaunting stereotypes.

[OakLeaf]

Marni, if that's you in your avatar, I don't know how anyone could mistake you for a man!

[grey]

What's up with all you Scandinavian chicks getting blessed with the big boobs?

I am rather Weeble-shaped. I barely fill out an A cup, but people often ask me when my baby's due.

At least I still look young enough to have babies. That's my silver lining.

Roxy

Me too! WHAT BOOBS? In another month, with all this riding, I'll be looking for TRAINING BRAS. And yeah, I got belly. When I lose weight, the boobs go first. Then the flap-flap in the upper arms slim down, and when I get near-anorexic looking, that's when the tummy fat goes away.

And the between-the-thighs fat mentioned in another thread just doesn't. Ever. Leave.

Just remember. Webbles wobble but they don't fall down.