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This is probably a bit off topic but I'm curious: > then this girl says "Yeah so if I get this right your code is slower How old were you and how old was she?

This is probably a bit off topic but I'm curious: > then this girl says "Yeah so if I get this right your code is slower How old were you and how old was she? And where in the world was this? For comparison I'm a British man who has lived in Norway for the last 32 years and I'm now 62; I have worked with women ranging in age from my age, and above, down to mid-twenties and I don't think I have ever referred to any of them as a girl. Anyway, apart from that, well done to both of you. I wish I could say that I was able to similarly encourage junior team members to take an interest in reading the code.

AllegedAlec 9y ago
> How old were you and how old was she? And where in the world was this? For comparison I'm a British man who has lived in Norway for the last 32 years and I'm now 62; I have worked with women ranging in age from my age, and above, down to mid-twenties and I don't think I have ever referred to any of them as a girl. This is probably a cultural thing: outside of the UK, I've often heard 'girl' used as the female equivalent of 'guy'.
tetha 9y ago
As the sibling comment says, it's nothing special over here. Also, she is a really tiny person, and it's one of our funny things to call her a tiny kiddie girl who's always cold :) I'm the old grumpy techie uncle.