to NOT want the cashier in bloody Waitrose to refer to women as 'birds'?

[Queen0fFeckingEverything]

Picking up some shopping today, whilst wearing an (admittedly slightly daft but very effective) cowgirl hat, the cashier said to me "Nice hat" to which I replied "Thanks" and carried on packing my shopping.

Then he said "Nice hair too, mind you must get boiling in this weather". I went mmmmmmhhmmmm carried on packing my shopping in the normal manner of a harassed mother of a toddler at 3.10pm.

And THEN he said "I've only ever been with one bird with dreadlocks you know", like I fucking care or something, and WINKED at me [ugh]

Yab(a bit) u. Its a bit sexist and annoying but not the worst thing I've ever heard. Brush it off, not really worth stressing over.

Oh good one MrsP. I agree not appropriate at all, not even in Lidl
I went to the sixth form of a Catholic boys' school which admitted girls just for sixth form, and the girls' block was called The Aviary "because it's where the birds are"

MrsPresley
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Another one who doesn't get what is wrong with 'birds' for women. How is it different to bloke or fella? I use it sometimes?

Live near the Essex/London area border and it's quite common. A bit out of date, but not out of place ifyswim? I wouldn't be offended at that...some of the other stuff though, I would be.

Oh, but I dislike men who call their girlfriends their 'bird' it's common around where I live and it gets right on my tits.

^^This