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Old 09-24-2003, 08:16 PM   #15 (permalink)
sailor
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Originally posted by yournamehere
Courtesy <i>should</i> work both ways.
I will always give up a seat or hold a door for a lady - that's just the way I was brought up.
When a lady thanks me for it, she gets a polite "You're welcome." in response.
If she <i>doesn't</i> thank me, she gets an even louder "You're welcome."
But I'll still do it again next time. It's just the right thing to do, IMHO.
That pretty much says it. I'll always hold doors open for women--like you, it was the way I was brought up. It is nice to be thanked for it, and if they expect me to do it (which I actually havent ever run into, I guess most girls are so used to the complete and total flaming, burning death of chivalry), then I would probably be a little angry. I don't think it would make me less likely to hold the door for the next girl to come around, but I would definitely be a little incensed.
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