Talking about men who wouldn't help women

[malaise]

Last Saturday I jumped on a shuttle to move from one terminal to another. Rain was pouring in Ft. Lauderdale. Hubby was in baggage clearance and I went ahead to get into the lengthy line for our connection.

When the shuttle reached terminal 4, a young indigenous man from somewhere in our hemisphere held the door open for me. I told him thank you and he gave me a warm smile. You know what amazed me - after he held the door for me he took off running to catch his own flight.

It's never as bad as people think. I was touched.

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. I think people are, by nature, usually pretty nice.

We're hardwired to want to try to help people. If that help is met with hostility, it causes people to reevaluate what help means.

When it comes to holding doors, there's a kind of conflict. At a glance you have to try to assess if the person for whom you're considering holding the door would appreciate it.

[malaise]

5. True

Decades ago my best friend and I were on a bus in New York and we got up for a visibly elderly lady to sit - she screamed at us - "What do you think - that I'm old"? We had to hold back the laughter, but that never stopped us from doing what we thought was right.

[Scuba]

2. Guys are almost always anxious to help hot chicks.

[malaise]

3. Hot granny maybe

but even that is a stretch
It was just genuine kindness - respect for older women perhaps - the young man was well brought up by his folks and had probably just spent thanksgiving with them.
It was very sweet.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, malaise.

[malaise]

6. Hello Uncle Joe

[Uncle Joe]

7. Hello, malaise.

Peace to you.

[BainsBane]

8. Here in MN it's rare for people not to hold the doors open for others

I think it's nice.

[malaise]

9. My fifteen and twenty two year old nephews were holding doors

for us last week as if they were breathing normally. It's basic manners. I love good manners.