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Mahmoud Mohammed Saif

31/08/2013

“The Expression Ladies First”
The origin of the expression “Ladies First” has a very strange story, that as most people says. The story states that in eighteenth century in Italy, there was a son of a king falling in love with a very poor girl from the people of the kingdom. He faced a huge rejection from his kingdom family. The worst thing he ever faced is the true love they had between. For the love they shared the son of the king and the poor girl they didn’t want anything to destroy their love except death, so they decided to die together. For that they decided to jump over the edge from a very high climb. They went to the climb, the poor girl wanted to jump first, but the son of the king can’t handle to see her jump from there. So he decided to jump first, after he jumped the poor girl couldn’t handle the scene, so she changed her mind and decided not to jump. The poor girl came back to the village and married a poor guy same as her. This story shows that the women betrayal can’t be compared to anything else. The girl betrayal her love for not dying; since that time the expression used as extend women for making sure the woman will never betrayal the rest. After a while different meaning came upon “Ladies First” expression. Later on the expression had been used as a manner of a gentleman to show the morality of humanity from gentleman to ladies. This manner had been used as making the lady at first because as it known ladies are the spirit of this life, or as I can say it. In my opinion this expression are being used a lot when love is there, also when there is a specific business between a business man and a businesswoman as respect. The manners of humanity shows to us how we are human, it is always came by the heart with the use of mind. We respect each other for the difference in age, gender, cleverness, and a lot. The point of the use of “Ladies First” expression in respect is to make ladies ahead

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