Getitng Ma'amed Without Getting Glammed

[heatherrose]

I belive she refers to the theories of extra terrestrial life...

~shudder~

A Grey or Reptilian in drag?

~shudder~

[The None Blonde]

Not much theory really exists as to what aliens would look like.... at the moment, we know the possibility for life exists... its arrogant to discount it. Life on earth existed because of freak chance, location, and outside effect. The chances of similar happening are quite high. However imagie if the KT extinction hadn't taken place.... Evolved dinosaurs.... reptilian species could be likely.

[heatherrose]

http://www.thewatcherfiles.com/alien_races.html

[The None Blonde]

Lol.... Now I was being serious and discussing planetary geoscience not funky scifi

[heatherrose]

...not funky scifi

Fact, fiction, there's a very thin line.
A believer can make a space alien but
a space alien will make a believer.

[The None Blonde]

*rolls eyes*


And science actually explains it. As yet, we havent a clue... naming species? jesus a bit premature...

[V M]

Rode my bike to the store today. on the way I passed a couple of toughs who seem to be looking for trouble 

When I passed one of them questioned the other who exclaimed..."That's a girl ya stupid" 

[lilacwoman]

When I passed one of them questioned the other who exclaimed..."That's a girl ya stupid" 

Don't take this as racist but yesterday for the very first time the Asian shopkeeper gave me the 'love or luv' which all Uk females get.  felt good as on previous occasions he's always given me THAT look!   

[The None Blonde]

It is said that other races see less of difference between men and females in a different race... that a chinese transgirl could pass perfectly here... but at home, not so much... It's fact base is... loose, but i can see how it could apply.

I do remember that first female reference it was a massive boost and kept me going

[K8]

There weren't many people at church today on a holiday weekend.  A man I've known for eight years walks in, looks around and says to me: "Hi Kate.  Am I the only man here?"

Then I went to the grocery store.  I was wearing jeans, had no makeup and my hair hasn't been behaving.  My face is bruised from some minor surgery and I was feeling crappy and particularly unlovely.  One of the checkers wanted to chat about Thanksgiving, which turned into a session of us commiserating about being older women.  It really perked me up.

- Kate

[Pippa]

Went into town to finish my Christmas Shopping today.   I had to buy presents for my Mum and my cousin.   I bought my Mum some Moulton Brown smellies in one of the Department stores.   The lady who served me asked if I would like to go to an unattended till and called me Madam.

I would have preferred Miss but at least she was polite enough to call me by my chosen gender.   It put a big smile on my face

I'm sure I didn't pass but at least she accepted me without question.   She made my day.

P.S.   Why do Shopping Centres always need to have their heating on full blast.   Today was like shopping in a tropical rain forest not England in December.

[Naturally Blonde]

It is said that other races see less of difference between men and females in a different race... that a chinese transgirl could pass perfectly here... but at home, not so much... It's fact base is... loose, but i can see how it could apply.

I do remember that first female reference it was a massive boost and kept me going

You are absolutely right and different races expecially indian men and women cannot tell so easily with us English folk. The opposite goes with Thai TS's which to me look far more passable but to their own race, they can be read quite easily.

[V M]

I went to a convenience store today in what I thought to be "Drab"

As I waited at the counter the two clerks were helping a guy that couldn't figure out how to operate the soda machine 

The manager walked in and I said hello (Not realizing it was the mgr. quite yet).

She then asked the clerks "Is anyone helping her?"

[LordKAT]

Nices Virginia. but then, you do look female to me.

[Kay Henderson]

I stopped at a health food store on the way home from the office where I was volunteering.

A Hispanic salesperson came up and said, "Can I help you find something, mami?".

I told her I was looking for vitamins, and she gave me some made specifically for women, telling me, "These are what you need."

[Naturally Blonde]

I used to get Get Ma'amed an awful lot long before I started transitioning. I think since I've been on HRT things have got worse and sometimes I get read the wrong way.

[Pippa]

Went shopping at the weekend aqnd got a Miss by the car park attendant.   

[Karla]

Went to the convenience... I dressed kind of neutral but more girly.
"Miss, I think you dropped something." 

Airport, facial hair visible (or so I thought), looking for a bathroom. I hesitated as I walked, until the janitor(ess) pointed me to the right direction.

I used to get Get Ma'amed an awful lot long before I started transitioning.

Me too, and I take it as as a pleasant good sign. (I should, right?).
Do you get misread more than before HRT?

[Victoria L.]

Around four years ago, I got ma'amed with short hair and a hoodie and jeans.

Still not sure how that one happened.

I'm pretty sure I couldn't pass if I really wanted to, I'm not sure how any of the "ma'am"s have ever happened. Makes me wonder if I really could try to transition if it would actually work out. o_O

[Naturally Blonde]

Went to the convenience... I dressed kind of neutral but more girly.
"Miss, I think you dropped something." 

Airport, facial hair visible (or so I thought), looking for a bathroom. I hesitated as I walked, until the janitor(ess) pointed me to the right direction.
Me too, and I take it as as a pleasant good sign. (I should, right?).
Do you get misread more than before HRT?

No more and no less!