# What does "knows how to treat a lady" mean?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 30, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398 "2004-03-30T21:20:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398/41 "2004-04-02T01:44:54Z")

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Wow, that cock is \*evil \* looking. But how do we really know how big it is? It’s not next to a ruler or anything.

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**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398/42 "2004-04-02T15:22:28Z")

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> [@pravnik](#):
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> In my experience, generally the fair lady expects that if a commoner fails to doff his cap as she passes by, the gentleman will treat the scoundrel to a sound thrashing with his walking-stick.

Best laugh I’ve had yet! 😃

When I hear a phrase like “knows how to treat a lady”, I cringe.

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**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398/43 "2004-04-02T17:15:07Z")

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Ah, but the question isn’t “what does it mean to treat someone like a lady?”, it’s “what does someone who says they want to be ‘treated like a lady’ mean?” The former means “treat her respectfully - be chivalrous but not condescending.” I’m not sure about the latter, but when I’ve seen seen it in personal ads I’ve interpreted the answer to be “she expects you to do whatever she wants at all times.”

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398/44 "2004-04-02T17:37:45Z")

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> [@JerH](#):
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> Ah, but the question isn’t “what does it mean to treat someone like a lady?”, it’s “what does someone who says they want to be ‘treated like a lady’ mean?”

Exactly. I would have said something, but I didn’t want to give **Padmaraga** any more ammo about my manners or standards. 😉

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