Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Gentlemanly Act of Opening Doors


Opening doors for ladies is such a gentlemanly gesture. I love this concept. Opening doors to buildings and opening doors to cars are both acts that I love. Yesterday, I experienced the new way a man can open a door for a lady. It's one of those push buttons that people with disabilities use to open the door automatically. You push this large, square, blue button and the door opens. After taking my special education class, I realize the importance of making buildings accessible for people that have disabilities. So I completely appreciate these buttons.

Back to what happened yesterday. I was walking into a building and a young man saw that I had my hands full. He had the thought that it would be kind of him to open the door for me. But instead of using his strength to pull the door open, he pushed this convenient button and walked away. While I appreciate his intentions, I'm not so sure what I think about this new wave of gentleman like behavior.

2 comments:

rachel r said...

i have been pondering over this topic for several months now.

no conclusions yet.


stellar post, laur. encore!

Mdj said...

thats my kind of man