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Originally Posted by FingahPickah
To take the this in a slightly different direction - I've observed a long-time trend of many restaurant servers/wait-staff addressing customers as "guys" regardless of age or gender.
"Hi my name is XYZ and I'll be taking care of you. Can I get you guys some drinks?"
My 90+ year old mother, my 70 year old sister, my 60+ year old wife and yours truly: "Guys?"
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This is very common in Ireland and like you, I find it extremely annoying. Another thing which annoys me is "no worries " which seems to be the standard response in almost any situation where a request is made.