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Originally Posted by maleficent
I've given up a seat on the bus and held doors and helped little old ladies across the street more times than I can count.. because at the time, it seemed like the right thing to do... it's amazing to me the number of people that dont.. or will be sitting in the seats specifically reserved for the handicapped and senior citizens and NOT give up the seat...
What aggravates me more than anything is the sense of entitlement that some people (namely women) have about having men do things for them... I've been on more than one flight where this woman (usually blonde with cleavage) who feighs a struggle with her suitcase and getting it into the overhead, she always gets some gullible male to put it in the overhead... She was perfectly capable of doig it herself, and if she couldn't she should have checked the damn thing... It's the expectation that someone else would do it for her...
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I would describe your actions as chivalrous. And I would describe your actions as courteous. I would also describe you actions as considerate, helpful, nice, etc......
Your second point: How do you know she could have easily handled it? HOw do you know she was faking it? How do you know she expected someone else to do it? And what is wrong with someone coming over to help? I have often helped people with their carry-ons in the overhead bin regardless of gender. If someone needs help they need help... usually, it's the stewardress that comes over to help anyways. Once, I had a stewardress come over to help me with my bag in the overhead (the problem wasn't my bag, it was small, it was the other oversize bags already inside the overhead bin).