The Words Ladies And Gentlemen, Boys And Girls Are A No No.

[anotheoldgit]

First London mayor Sadiq Khan wants to scrap the words' ladies and gentlemen'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4014682/London-mayor-Sadiq-Khan-wants-scrap-ladies-gentlemen-buses-tubes-favour-gender-neutral-announcements.html

and now the schools are told the words 'boys and girls' are damaging.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4020872/Stop-calling-boys-girls-Advisers-paid-200k-help-train-teachers-claim-using-sex-specific-classrooms-unfair-transgenders.html

[mikey4444]

Ron....welcome back !

[whiskeryron]

cheers mikey

[Jackdaw33]

I remember the 50s as the happiest time of my life. I never wanted for anything. We were not a rich family by any means, but a prudent one. Mind you, if it hadn't been for the Store (Coop) club I would have been a nudist.

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

It's actually happened.... :(

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/transport-for-london-scraps-ladies-and-gentlemen-from-tannoy-announcements-in-genderneutral-move-a3586336.html

[-Talbot-]

I love the way Islay want to talk about women being equal ... unless the 'M' word crops up.