Why cant these ladies tell the difference b/w girl & boy babies, even with the typical pink & blue clothing?

I do not think it is a cultural thing. I grew up in India and I never worn pink and my sister usually did. I think that is just their way of reacting when they meet a new baby.

If they are recently immigrated then they might have problems communicating and saying things like "oh what a cute baby" or whatever caretakers at daycare say and instead of being awkward and silent ask a pretty obvious easy question and break the silence.

It could be just a cultural thing, but I do know that it's not just these two that do it. I was at the dr office with my son once and he was wearing a blue shirt with cars and trucks on it and a pair of blue denim jeans. He definitely looked like a boy, but this couple sitting in the waiting room with us thot he was a girl. Another time I was in the grocery store and this lady was googling all over him and said "oh she's so cute" I told her he was a boy and she said "oh a boy? But he's got such curly hair" I wanted to say "ya but that doesn't affect his gender" but I didnt.

I think most people, especially if they've never had kids, have a hard time figuring out the gender of babies despite the gender specific clothing we put them in.

Well, they essentially look the same, so I guess I can understand the mistake. I'm not sure about Hindi/Urdu, but Chinese has only one third person singular pronoun. It has no gender. I remember when I was 3 years old and had long hair, and some old crone said, "Oh, what a pretty little girl!" I screamed at her and said, "I'm a boy!"

it ought to easily be a cultural element. My mum informed me a narrative as quickly as of whilst my eldest sister became into first born. They have been out and approximately. My sister became into decked out in pink from head to foot along with her pink blanket and teddy and mum had a woman come as much as her and say, "Oh! it is so wonderful! Is it a boy or a woman?!!" consistent with probability some human beings in basic terms don't have a clue. you would be waiting to describe to those human beings, in case you think of it could be a cultural element, that pinks and purples with plant existence and butterflies generally ability it is a woman. And blues, crimson, vegetables and so on with dinosaurs, vehicles, approaches, planes and so on ability it is a boy. :)

So what? At least they're not being assumptive. My step mother took her almost-4-year-old son clothes shopping for a family BBQ, and he picked out a sundress. She let him wear it haha