Thread: holding the door for women

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I have held the door open for women my entire life but have now decided that I will not do this anymore. I feel that it has no place in an equal society and since women almost never hold the doors for men or eachother why should a man give them special privlages. I will however continue to hold the door open for older people, childern and people who are carrying things ( ie. working people making deliverys).

I just hold the door open for everyone. Now that's equality!

Foreman, you should listen to a song by the Gheto boys called Ladies first. Haha its good stuff.

"Ladies first, who the f*ck made up that sh*t. 9 times out 10 it was a b*tch."

Originally Posted by fufu

I just hold the door open for everyone. Now that's equality!

That's about what I do now but women under 50 no longer make the cut.

I hold the door for women and my son's will do it too.

While I see your point, that is not a good enough excuse to abandon manners.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

That's about what I do now but women under 50 no longer make the cut.

Originally Posted by Pepper

I hold the door for women and my son's will do it too.

While I see your point, that is not a good enough excuse to abandon manners.

Men and older people hold the door for me and always have, women under 50 do it about 1% of the time ......I give what I get and I will no longer give to those who only take.

Originally Posted by Pepper

I hold the door for women and my son's will do it too.

While I see your point, that is not a good enough excuse to abandon manners.

This is my thought as well.

I will hold the door for people . But some A@@holes dont even say thank you like you are supposed to hold the door for them . ...Same for elevators . When I am trying to get off the elevator let me step out before you try to step in .

Originally Posted by seth042280

When I am trying to get off the elevator let me step out before you try to step in .

I absolutely HATE that.

Another thing that makes me lose my manners quick is coming in the bathroom EXIT at ballparks. Like their time is more valuable than everyone else's.

Most people ave horrible manners. If they want to look like an asshole, that's fine, I'd prefer not to so I hold the door. The only exception is when I hold the door and the person is a good distance away, if they don't make a move showing they are hurrying up, I just let the motherfucker shut.

or when you are walking down a hallway or a sidewalk and two people are coming the other way and they just keep walking side by side instead of making a path for you . I want to russian cicle those people . Like you are supposed to step into the freaking grass so they can walk together .

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Most people ave horrible manners. If they want to look like an asshole, that's fine, I'd prefer not to so I hold the door. The only exception is when I hold the door and the person is a good distance away, if they don't make a move showing they are hurrying up, I just let the motherfucker shut.

I have a 10 foot rule .

I hold the door for everyone, guys always give the nod, and old people smile. Everyonce in a while I do run into a female who believes she is higher status than myself; she just strolls right through! To that I call out "YOUR WELCOME" then she turns around and gets all flustered and says "ohh, thank you" or some shit like that! I just like to stare at them with a blank face and watch them squirm like a three year old who's daddy caught not saying thank you to an adult!

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

Most people ave horrible manners. If they want to look like an asshole, that's fine, I'd prefer not to so I hold the door. The only exception is when I hold the door and the person is a good distance away, if they don't make a move showing they are hurrying up, I just let the motherfucker shut.

you'll hold the door for me and like it!! SON!

Originally Posted by seth042280

or when you are walking down a hallway or a sidewalk and two people are coming the other way and they just keep walking side by side instead of making a path for you . I want to russian cicle those people . Like you are supposed to step into the freaking grass so they can walk together .

I walk right into them if they do that.

Originally Posted by MyK

you'll hold the door for me and like it!! SON!

The number one place where people seem to have NO MANNERS AT ALL is with cell phones...they let it ring in restaraunts, they talk on it in waiting rooms so everyone has to listen...don't even get me started on the asshole who turns at 1/4 speed b/c he/she has a phone up to the ear.

Originally Posted by BigDyl

Imitated MyK's posts can be, yes, but duplicated, they're not.

If I did not move out of the way to accommodate people, I would run into at least 50 people on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I walk right into them if they do that.

Yep this is a rare case where being larger actually helps you in society, most people yield.

I was at a restaraunt and the former Clemson QB was there with some of his former offensive linemen. Two linemen were walking towards the salad bar, taking up the whole ailse. They clearly expected me to yield but I didn't and we had a minor collision right there by the salad bar.

I shouldered someone last week like it was you get out of the way because I am not stepping into the grass .

This topic has turned me into a hater .

What I usually do,after a woman passes through the door I have open for her is I make eye contact with her and give her a warm smile. If she smiles back I leave it like that but if she makes a rude remark or gesture I will say: "I'm sorry, if you would have preferred I could have slammed the door in your face!"

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

What I usually do,after a woman passes through the door I have open for her is I make eye contact with her and give her a warm smile. If she smiles back I leave it like that but if she makes a rude remark or gesture I will say: "I'm sorry, if you would have preferred I could have slammed the door in your face!"

I think that but I dont think I would say it unless I was having a horrible day .

Originally Posted by Dale Mabry

If I did not move out of the way to accommodate people, I would run into at least 50 people on a daily basis.

When or if you build a huge powerfull body like mine, they will move out of your way.....son

Meh...hold the door is so old fashioned. I hold the door for people, men included. I just like being polite to everyone unless they piss me off.

The only time I think appropriate to hold a door for a women is when you are out on a date. Even then, it depends on the environment and situation. Like if she was all dressed up for a night on the town etc...

I just hold the door for everyone. I don't really care if they return the favor, that's not why I hold the door for them.

Jodi, are you saying that is is inappropriate for men to hold the door open for women?