I went through dozens of doors yesterday – doors at the library, coffee shop, my building, a random store or two, etc. And each door was either held open for me with a smile, or I held open the door for someone else, and they smiled and thanked me.
I know this is far more common than any other door-holding treatment, but I couldn’t help but notice because it was like 30 for 30 or something. And, I can’t help but see all the bitches and wonder if those bitchers aren’t seeing all the smiling folks holding open doors? What if we started counting the smiles instead of the slights?
— just another haligonian
This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2010.
I hold doors open for people all the time. Rarely am I thanked. Although yesterday at the YMCA in Dartmouth, I held the door for a women and her child and she said “I really appreciate that.” 🙂
happens all the time… unless you’re a douche to everyone.
Then why really would they put in the effort?
I was walking out of Sears the other day with a vacuum in my arms, and some fuckface let the door slam in my face. Not everyone holds the door.
I always choose to remember the smiles and forget the nasties. Life’s better that way:)
I was raised to be polite,hold the door open for the person behind me,but matters start at home.I get many thanks,few who just smile,I held the door for some pencil dick,didn;t grab the door,door slam him on arm,dumb fuck.
As much as I am a jerk here at times…I always, always hold the door for the next person or at least ensure that it’s slamming shut in their face. I don’t stand there like a butler and make sure they are all the way through the door…but I pause and hold it open with an arm reaching back until they plant and hand on the door.
Clarification: I do stand there like a gentlemanbutler if it’s a little old lady, or if they are a fine looking lady. Dudes and uggo’s just get the regular treatment. ; )
i always, always, always hold the door…unless my pants are on fire and that has not happened
I sometimes hate when people hold the door for me. When I’m too far away from the door, say 30 feet or so, and someone is standing there holding the door for me, I have to hurry, smile and say thank you. I don’t like having to rush to the door; I like taking my sweet ass time. If I’m rather far away, I’d much rather you let it close. It’s pretty damn easy to open a door.
30 feet is too far…that’s just silly. If they are 3 feet away, different story but 30 just let the door close.
I’m like you, DER?. What pisses me off is when you hold it for someone to get themselves and they just waltz out as if it was my job to hold the door for them. Usually those assholes have a cell phone stuck to their ear.
Those folks usually get a loud, “You’re welcome,” or, “Fuckin’ cunt!”
Yea I’m with fat on that one . I always hold a door for anyone – no matter who . But not for 30 seconds while I wait for them to cross the street .Fat – if you don’t want them to pass on by like king shit – when you hold the door – kinda pass into it abit – then as they come into the door – let it go while walking forward . Thats how i deal with that – its polite and also doesn’t let the king fuckers walk on past either . Yea – I’m with the Op on the smiling thing !!!
OK,
I HATE DOOR HOLDERS.
I am walking across a parking lot, 50m from the door, when I see it: some fuckin’ overzealous tard is holding the door, FOR ME!
So now, I have two choices, ignore or persue. Sometimes I just love to linger and make the idiot wait and suffer… it fells so good….
OK, most times I rush. I RUSH ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. I RUN. I HAVE TO HURRY TO AVOID LOOKING UNGRATEFUL.
Then, in one of live’s cruelest ironies, I have to THANK THE ARSEHOLE FOR HOLDING THE DOOR, COMPLETELY UNNECESSARILY, FOR ME!!!!!! “Thank for making me RUN ACROSS THE PARKING LOT!” You are a fuckin’ moron!!!” THANKS!!!
I am not 90! I can handle a door!!!! If someone is more than 3 paces behind you, just go in, don’t be such a moron, doors are not that hard to open!!!
Yup…within 4-5 feet or less or it’s their door to open.
Hog that is pretty much what I do…just hold the door with a backward arm (while already directly through the door, that way if they start to just walk through…you let go and they have to choose to either grab it or eat it.
Exactly Der !! While all the while still being polite . The exception to that rule for me is someone with an armload of stuff or an old lady . Other then that – yep – exactly!!!
Sometimes people here can be a bit too patronizing with the door-holding-open. Seriously, if I’m far enough away, I’m fine opening the door for myself. Thanks.
I think there should be a line painted around every door throughout HRM showing where one’s foot must be placed within for the door to be held open. If you’re within this line, it should be law that the door must be held open for you, while if you are outside of the line, the door must not be held for you. There should be at the very least a fine for breaking these rules.
then we would never have fights,wars,or death.i don’t think the u.s. would like us starting a trend like that there.they thrive on death down there,and are so fucking scared,if you said boom,in an airport,there would be a massive puddle of piss and shit.don’t think that i kid you,bud did that a couplke years ago,and got charged for starting a mini riot.what a fucking place to live,and yes,canada is getting up there too.can we all say thanks mr.harper?
Emperor DER? requires that every door is to be held for him. Should an individual fail in holding the door for the Illustrious Leader…that persons’ home becomes the newest cat shelter and the individual shall be coated in a shrimpcatnip mayonaise and tasked with caring for 123 cats per household.
If you dont wanna hurry just wave them off you bunch of fucking ungrateful assholes… Or is that too much fucking effort too. Fuck you people piss me off… there is more important issues than someone going out of their way to be helpful… And stop being fucking dicks just to be a fucking dick… this is for more than just this topic too… fuck…