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hm, I'm not French (I'm from Belgium) but I was taught the Mademoiselle/Madame switch had nothing to do with age, but with marital status. Wikipedia seems to ag

• jlebrech 8y ago
  so it's a combination of looking old enough and good looking enough to be married. (having a ring on also would trigger this.)
• glandium 8y ago
  (I'm french) Strictly speaking, you're right. Mademoiselle is for unmarried women, and Madame for married women. It's like Miss vs. Mrs in English. But for some reason, there's this assumption that older women are married, and younger ones are not, or something along these lines,
  • emodendroket 8y ago
    I don't think the reason is that mysterious.