I originally thought about “and everyone in between”, but it does not sit well with me.
“Hello, everyone!”
“Ladies and Gentlemen, and all you other Earthling types!”
Odo uses “Ladies and gentleman, and androgynous beings”, or something to that effect in a very early episode of Deep Space Nine.
German show host Jan Böhmermann used to adress his audience with “and everyone in between”. Recently he switched to “and everyone beyond”.
I feel like we could drop the whole ladies and gentlemen formula though.
A non gendered introduction of some kind
To borrow from the YouTube channel Ceave Gaming,
“Gentle ladies, Gentle men, and Gentle people in general.”
OI CUNTS!!!
I see someone is fluent in Australian.
My fellow ___,
Dear siblings,
Y’all,
Distinguished guests
I don’t know the context, but, to me, unless gender is relevant or important to the discussion, it doesn’t need to be mentioned.
My interpretation is the same as “I don’t need to know the race of everyone involved.”
You are right. I guess the question came from the idea of maintaining and extending a tradition, but it’s utterly unnecessary.
I would consider the context to get the correct formal register.
For an event with people of equal station and no elevation of class - “Hello everybody, how are we all tonight?”
For closer friends a simple greeting works best - “Friends! May I have your attention?”
If you are in a close group of Australians - “Oi cunts! Shut up for a sec!”
And if you are in a group including any billionaires just sharpen the guillotine and don’t give them any warning.
Replace it with “Esteemed guests” or similar, for the same level of formality.
At a renaissance festival I once saw a performer begin her act by addressing the crowd
Ladies and gentlemen, and people too amazing to be constrained by the gender binary…
This is the one!
Yo bastards.
“Good evening folks.”
“Good morning everyone.”
Etc.
Includes everyone without being cumbersome. Less is more.
