question for the women (husband, too young, children, cities)
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Lets say for example you are walking to a building and you are about 15 ft away from the door. A man is coming out the same door you are about to enter. He sees you and waits until you get there and holds the door open for you while you walk in past him. Do you like this or does it make you uncomfortable?
I'm not talking about a situation where you are right behind the man and he holds the door a few seconds longer so you can grab the door. That's normally what happens everyday. I'm talking about when he goes out of his way to hold it open for you.
You're kidding?
Why in the world would anyone be offended at such a courtesy.
I have done the same for people.
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Originally Posted by lisalan
Why don't you your mouth? I'm sorry I didn't feel like posting on the meaning of life or the theory of relativity today.
You know, when you post on a public forum like CD, you can expect that not every response will be to your liking.
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I stated in a previous post that it made me uncomfortable because I feel I have to rush.
Sounds like you're trying to find a reason to be offended and put out.
Next time, when the guy is holding the door, waiting for you to hurry up, just stop about 8 feet away, glare at him and tell him you don't need his help, he's making you hurry when you don't want to.
I hold the door for little old people, mothers with their hands full or handicapped folks. It IS common courtesy.
As my boys were growing up I trained them to ALWAYS open doors for others. When we were approaching a building I'd come to a dead halt at the door, even if I reached it first, to remind them I was waiting for them to be a gentleman. By the age of about 11 they didn't need further reminders
LOL. I did that too, now I do it with my gkids. At first they would stop at the door and look at me like, what? something wrong?
I still remember one particular act of courteously when I was in college (many moons ago) I was going into a building for class that had like 50 steps before you got to the door and this young man came bounding up behind me taking 2 steps at a time to reach the door first then stood and opened it for me.
Next time, when the guy is holding the door, waiting for you to hurry up, just stop about 8 feet away, glare at him and tell him you don't need his help, he's making you hurry when you don't want to.
Thanks for the advice that's exactly what I'm going to do Gosh, you're annoying.
I have NEVER had a woman hold the door open for me like that and wait for me to go through. Its only men that do it and they only do it when I'm alone. Its nice of them to do it though. I can't argue with that. Its just surprising that in this day and age people still do that.
I've been on a bus before and have seen pregnant and old women standing and some young healthy guy is sitting in the priority seating or has a seat and doesn't even offer them his.
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your mouth? I'm sorry I didn't feel like posting on the meaning of life or the theory of relativity today.
Gosh, you're annoying.
