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I learned the same thing - the hard way. Getting yelled at for holding the door for a girl with spasticity. I was 9 and she was freaking angry.

• delinka 10y ago
  I hold doors for all kinds of people as common courtesy. If I get yelled at for it, I'll just assume the source of the audible insanity is having a bad day. Or is an asshole. I'll keep holding doors for all kinds of people.
  • cjslep 10y ago
    Southerner that visited Boston as a teenager, held a door open for a 30-something woman as courtesy and got an earful about how I was sexist. I'm no longer sexist and hold doors for everyone of all genders.
    • geoffreyhale 10y ago
      I'm a Bostoner that moved away for this very reason. You had a classic "Mass-hole" encounter, not uncommon. You weren't sexist, you were being courteous according to a harmless tradition. She would give you an ear-full even if you held the door for every gender; she doesn't know you. "Mass-holes" live in dark little worlds of cold, anger, and self-important. We Boston gentlemen learn to be grateful when Massholes ignore us, let alone say "thank you" or God forbid look us in the eyes and smile. Meanwhile #chivalryisnotdead. Good luck and carry on, gentlemen. Only kind of kidding. //end story :)
      • digler999 10y ago
        I was flipped off and honked at in traffic within minutes of crossing into the Boston city limits because I slowed down too much at the EzPass toll lane. I wasn't sure how slow you had to go for the machine to work and I knew I'd get a photo-ticket if the machine didn't read so I slowed down. I wish I had a thicker skin, but I"m still kind of mad about that.