I originally thought about “and everyone in between”, but it does not sit well with me.
A famous German satirist always greets his audience with “Meine Damen und Herren und alle dazwischen und außerhalb” - Ladies and gentlement and everyone in between and beyond. I actually find that pretty cool.
Yeah absolutely love it, maximally inclusive, fun, and flows well.
I wonder who came up with it.
Hey guys!
Should cover everyone
“Friends, foes, and those yet to decide.”
“Guys, gals and non-binary pals”
In Dutch people will solve that in mail by saying “Beste Mensen,” or “Lieve Allemaal” which translates as Dear People/ Dear All. Train stations don’t use “dear ladies/gentleman” announcements anymore, they say “dear travellers” instead. We just tend to avoid mentioning gender entirely lol.
You all
Just shorten the whole thing to “folks”
Substitute it for “Those I don’t know half as well as I should like and those I like half as well as you deserve.”
Greetings fellow aliens would work fine.
I’m always a fan of just “my fellow degenerates”
Change it to, “Friends, Neighbors, Total Strangers who wandered in off the street…”
…and everybody else here NOT sitting on a cushion"
“Everyone in between” works fine in this song
if you’re asking for an add-on to ladies and gentlemen specifically I’ve wanted that too. all i’ve come up with is ‘ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages’ and the ‘kids of all ages’ refers to all ages; so someone can be 18 and still be a “kid”
but you’re probably asking for a formal situation so it’s not really helpful
just say “Gentlefolk”
