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Originally Posted by Quoth
I think both are a cultural niche. I don't see either widespread here, nor remember it when I was in England.
Regional variations
In England it's rude to refer to adult women as girls, even if they are young. etc.
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Unless it is an regional usage or a recent trend I have never heard that calling a group of women "girls" in an informal situation being labelled rude, at least in Yorkshire. In a more formal situation "ladies" would probably be used as more appropriate..
"Guys" for a mixed group, I have heard but that was only at work in the decade before I retired. It was more usual to address a mixed group as people.