Holding the door
By SmokePiff
@SmokePiff (436)
United States
June 5, 2007 12:20pm CST
when u go to a store and have to open the door and someone is behind u that u don't know do u hold the door for them????? what do u think of a person who doesn't hold the door???me personally i always hold the door its just something my mother and grandmother brainwashed me into doing. doesn't matter if the person if 5 steps away from the door im more then likely goin hold it for them. i think people that don't hold the door r disrespectful but whatever thats just how they r.
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11 responses
@realityhaze (10)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I hold the door open for people also. I don't so much think that it is rude not to do so though. Anymore it is hard to get a wave or a smile from the people around you. There isn't as much trust in the fellow man these days. I like to be nice to people but I don't expect people to be nice just because I'm there. Things have changed so much!
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
6 Jun 07
especially here in my city people are ruthless.
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@Melissa528 (744)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Yes, I hold the door for others. It's basically a habit for me. I love it when people see you struggling with a baby stroller and they still DON'T hold the door. Now that's RUDE!
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
6 Jun 07
and then i hate when people dont even have the courtesy to say thank you after you held the door 4 them.Now thats rude to.
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@Melissa528 (744)
• United States
6 Jun 07
LOL. I know that's right! You would think some people were raised in a barn. No manners or respect for others.
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Yes i hold the doors for others.I think its rude for somebody not to hold the door.My kids even hold the doors for others.Its a habit for all of us.
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@Gorgeous24 (1091)
• United States
5 Jun 07
I always hold the door because I would only hope people would do that for me. I also thinks its rude when people are in such a dam rush that they cant hold the door for anybody else and they look at you while they let it close..F*ckin rude people!
Thats good smokepiff that you hold the door for others..what a gentlemen!
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@jolenegreen (1209)
• United States
5 Jun 07
I agree. I ALWAYS hold the door for people. I think it is kind and polite to hold doors open for people. I have actually had people shut them in my face before , LOL. I think it is very disrespectful but hey ....like u said...thats them who cares right?
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@SmokePiff (436)
• United States
5 Jun 07
wow thats crazy i think i would have to trip the person that decided he wanted to close the door in my face
@Graphicary (10)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I always hold the door open for people behind me, even when it means waiting a few seconds until they get there. I think it's only polite, though I notice that many people just don't seem to care enough any more to do it.
By the looks of the responses here though I can see I'm not the only one who holds doors open. Maybe I'm just continually running into rude people who don't want to hold it open for me...
@abccba (1914)
• Denmark
5 Jun 07
i also hold the door... It's not really something that i think much about, i just do it to be nice to other people... somedays when i have a bad day, i might not always do it, because i'm too focused on myself, and my problems... so i have nothing against people who dont hold the door.. maybe they just have a bad day ;-)
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@carmel_anne016 (123)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
i guess it depends upon the situation. if the person behind you is like an old woman, go hold it for her.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
5 Jun 07
I was also trained to hold the door. It is a sign of kindness when you hold the door for someone. If someone doesn't hold the door for me, I really don't give it a second thought.
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@tredale (1309)
• Australia
5 Jun 07
Yes I hold open the door and are really bad for holding the door and letting heaps of people go before me. I actually think its a dying trend and I have only notice the older age groups doing this. I think my son would have to be forced to hold the door open. I will have to keep my eye on this and make sure he is taught before he flys the coop.
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