2nd time in a month-

[justplugit]

i'm always in the habit of holding doors open for people in general.

Coupola weeks ago i'm going in the post office,stop,wait and hold the door for a women with a stroller coming in. No thank you.

Yesterday same thing with an older woman going into a store.

Ya know i understand the 60s, when women's lib was in full swing and they wanted to be independent, but now not to say thanks, or acknowledge a li'll help is just plain rude.

Yesterday i just said to the woman, "your welcome".

[BigFish]

I do the same thing Dave......happens daily! Most of the time I get a thank you but sometimes when they say nothing....I give them a loud "YOUR WELCOME"!!

[Slingah]

the times....they are-a-changing..

[tynan19]

I like when they say, "oh you made me run" um ok your welcome you could use the excersise.

[Canalman]

I think it's high time women started holding doors for MEN!

[Canalman]

I won't hold my breath

[Backbeach Jake]

I hold the door for everyone. I think that it's just plain rude to let a door slam in someone's face, anyone.

[tattoobob]

I hate when you are walking behind someone and they just let the door go to close in your face. oh I just hate people, they suck

[Redsoxticket]

I open doors for little old ladies.
I help the blind to see.

No more Mr. Nice Guy
No more Mr. Clean

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by justplugit

i'm always in the habit of holding doors open for people in general.

Coupola weeks ago i'm going in the post office,stop,wait and hold the door for a women with a stroller coming in. No thank you.

Yesterday same thing with an older woman going into a store.

Ya know i understand the 60s, when women's lib was in full swing and they wanted to be independent, but now not to say thanks, or acknowledge a li'll help is just plain rude.

Yesterday i just said to the woman, "your welcome".

I don't get it either Dave
somewhere along the line kids just don't learn or don't bother to follow through with etiquette. The culture these days is about rap and junk like that I guess no time to thank yous

I loudly say you're welcome also when I get silence instead of a simple thank you, even a simple nod of the head would suffice, but people are in a hurry and rude and into their own little worlds I guess, what a shame.

[Karl F]

I make eye contact smile, and comment on the weather or some such foolishness, while I hold the door, and give the wave on thru motion with my hand.. 99 % of the time it will invoke some kinda response, and usually a "thanks"..
kinda stumbled into it.. if I just stopped and held the door.. most times nothing was said.. so.. (ya know me Dave).. the smile and the big yap.. gets 'em motivated..
But Slip is right, somewhere along the line.. most manners and such.. have evaporated.. meybe it's society.. people don't trust nobody anymore, and worry that the next guy is a hatchet murderer, or the like.. kinda sad...

[Raven]

i always have .......... and i'll never change...

i usually .... will whistle after they insult my honor

or rip a big fart as i walk away if i can...depending
on how rude they are.... to serve them right..

otherwise........i always say MAM ...and tip my hat (gesture)

(from living in the desert...)

or.... otherwise i will say, ok FATso

they are from all walks of life...

courtesy is everything!

[Jimbo]

I was brought up in a household where it was inexcuseable not to have good manners and etiquette. "You can never say thank you enough," my father would say, and I try to instill this behavior in my own kids. Like KarlF I try make some simple comment as I'm holding a door or getting someone a shopping cart when they're all jammed together. If I don't get a thank you it doesn't phase me and with a raised eyebrow I might mutter one of the expressions my kids use, "How ruuuuuuude," as I'm walking away. However, I don't give up on people in general, because there are plenty that do say thank you or somehow acknowledge, or respond when I do, and that simple exchange reminds me manners are not a lost art.
There's another behavior out there that really bothers me, and that's when I'm walking on a sidewalk, for example, I'm in my space on the right. and a group approaches in the opposite direction taking up most of the sidewalk and the person or people in my lane make no effort to get out of my way. I used to wait until the last second and dodge the collision, but no more. This is the pentultimate example of rude to me. I don't think this happens because people are so engrossed in a conversation they don't see it coming, I think there are people out there who simply feel they are better and it is obviously beneath them to step out of the way. Those people beware, because I'm either going to step on your foot or you're getting clocked with my bony shoulder.

[stripersnipr]

When I happen to end up holding a door for someone who lacks the manners and integrity to respond with a simple thanks I find a come from behind leg sweep followed by a knee drop to the back of the neck usually teaches the wrinkled old bags a lesson.

[Tagger]

JPI ,,,just keep being you,, there are A holes in the world ya know .. Thats there problem ,,not yours .

[afterhours]

i always hold the door open - always. usually get a smile and a thanks.

[Clammer]

I have had them snap a remark to me // but that doesn,t stop me // they all have boobs // & some jog a litttle bit to get to the door //

[Jenn]

I always try to hold the door for others just out of courtesy.....


but on the flip side........ sometimes I dont know how to react when the door is held for me...

[chris L]

Originally Posted by Clammer

I have had them snap a remark to me // but that doesn,t stop me // they all have boobs // & some jog a litttle bit to get to the door //

when they jog to the door its proper that you thank them . I always do and some dont get it right away but others you get a nice smile . I will hold the door for them everytime . I find it is their way of thanking me and it goes far beyond words .

the ones that dont give me the thanks usually get a loud "your (&%%(* welcome" .

[Swimmer]

Most of the bigger stores in more urban areas is where the reaction isn't the most polite one, but the little corner store that I go to for coffee/paper/kibbitzing I find that most people hold the door and rarely is it that you don't hear a thank you.

[labrax]

Some of the executives at the place I work will let the door slam in your face if they are walking right in front of you. The former HR VP was famous for it and for not acknowledging you. I hold the door for everyone and find it amazing when someone does not acknowledge it.

The other favorite is the group walking 3 abreast in the corridor and not moving, or standing yapping blocking the corridor and not making any effort to move. I shocked a pretty boy mkt @hole by playing chicken with him one day - he moved. From then on he was much more courteous.

[Nebe]

Dear Santa-
Since women expect men to be equal in houshold duties, i think women should hold the door for men and i also think that it would be nice for them to lift the seat back up after they use the can..

[Katie]

i always hold the door, even at school.. few weeks ago at the bank, i held the door for this man, and he just walked by, no thank you or anything.. i just said 'Your Welcome' kinda loud, he looked back at me with this 'screw you' expression on his face.. If the door is being held for me, i always... always look up smile and say thanks. its the way to be..

[Squid kids Dad]

I had a woman hold the door for me today...I said thankyou and she said you are very welcome

[tynan19]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Dear Santa-
i also think that it would be nice for them to lift the seat back up after they use the can..

We have one women in our department who always gets that talk.

[denport]

I will actually slow down if I think I might get to the door too quickly for someone to get there comfortably. I'll stand 5 feet away and go through a pantomime of "Did I forget my keys? Oh, they're right here." And let me tell you, in Chatham, sometimes it takes a while. But do I really have anywhere else to be that soon? Unless the person is overly rude, I try not to give the Your Welcome. Sometimes a smile and a nod is OK. But if they give a snort or a dirty look, "Next time get it your damn self." Usually followed by a term designated for dogs of the female variety.
We live in a society. Just pretend you are a part of it.

[Rockport24]

common courtesy has gone out the window... what about if you have a card swiped extrance door at your work - do you hold the door for somebody? I have one to get into my parking garage and I always hold the door, even if somebody is 10 feet away because I know it's a pain to have to get your id card out, not everybody has it clipped to their shirt or around their neck. Some a-holes won't even hold the door though if they see people coming.

[rjinhull]

I used to have this kid by work strut down the middle of the street and block cars

I think it was a game to him “ note key word was”

I got sick of it one day and yelled out my window MINE and kicked the truck in passing gear he turned white and ran……that was the last time he did it to me