To expect to be served in a pub in order even though I’m a woman.
I went into a pub yesterday with a group of people mostly men and five women. We queued at the bar and although I was second in the line, the two bar staff (one male & one female; both 20s/ 30s), I was completely ignored. One by one the men were served ignoring me and another woman at the bar. Finally the fella started serving me (I ordered two pints) but then continued to serve a man who came up next to me and asked for a Guinness. The female bartender then asked if I was being served so I told her what had happened and she shrugged her shoulders and completed my order.
Later on I went back with another woman and waited; there were just us waiting to be served. Then a man came up next to me and lo and behold he was served before either of us despite us both pointing out to the bartender and the usurper that we were both before him. Again just a smile and a shrug.
I was used to this in the 1980s but I really thought that we had moved on from this sexism. I haven’t encountered this problem for years (and I do go to lots of pubs as I am interested in the history of them and I enjoy a nice beer or two).
I'm interested to hear if any other women have had a similar experience recently.