Poll: Do you hold open doors?

[Whateveralot]

The awkward moment of holding open a door to a stranger, only then noticing that there's a lot more people walking in than you expected there would and you end up just standing there for a minute, nodding, smiling.


Yes, I hold open doors.

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

I do it so people won't walk behind me. It creeps me out.

 

[Slash Dementia]

I always hold the door open for people who are close behind me. I don't see why I wouldn't, it's not like I'm in a big rush. I especially hold the door open for people with children or pregnant woman, or if they've got both hands occupied, even if they're not so close behind. It's just a really simple, nice thing to do.

 

[kazeryu]

of course especially when there's walking a cute girl behind me

 

[Aleate]

Its kind of a given at my job... I would do it normally, but now I have to stand there with the door, smile, and go "Have a good day!" in the most overly enthusiastic voice you can imagine.

 

[Robert Ewing]

Manners are of the utmost importance. Of course I hole open doors. It's how I met my girlfriend.

 

[Charvale]

So here's a question I have for you escapist: Do you hold open doors for people in public? If so, why? If not, why not?

Yes. Yes I do. I hold open doors for both men and women just to show one more person common courtesy, and kindness, regardless of who they may or may not be.

 

[ipop@you]

Yep, I always hold doors open for people, unfortunately only the people who I know ever seem to thank me

 

[Something Amyss]

It takes so little effort, it's hard to see why you wouldn't.

 

[Zhadramekel]

Yeah, but half the time the other person pushes the other side of the door open and walks through that instead.

 

[Nooh]

Yes, I always hold the door open, provided they are not too far away. I often also reach over the person in front of me, if they are shorter, to hold the door open for them, it's just sort of a habit.

 

[Funky Flump]

Yeah, and I do it too early and there's that awkward moment as they walk up slowly looking at you.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I do, if someone is within a reasonable distance anyway. I'm not going to wait for ages.
It's pretty much an automatic response. I wish more people would thank me though.

yup this, i don't even really realize it most of the time, i just do it.

anytime i'm walking from one place to another, i'm basically on auto-pilot mode, set to "courteous", and my brain shuts down.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Yeah, but only if they're close behind me. If they're too far then I'm stuck in an awkward situation where they start to rush a little bit but not so much that they look foolish and I'm stuck holding a door. It's awful when you get a thank you and then both continue in the same direction, holding open each door as you go, thanking you after each one.

Such is the risk and sacrifice of being a gentleman.

 

[The_Emperor]

I'm british I hold a door open then apologise profusely.

 

[drbarno]

generally its a case of I go through the door first then a quick check if it's worth keeping it open a few more seconds.

 

[Matthew Kjonaas]

only for some I know that is close/ medium.

 

[Lukeje]

Yes, of course I do. I also glower at people that don't hold the door for me.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

It's the nice thing to do. I've been known to hold the door open for a stream of strangers if I'm not in a rush. It feels good.

 

[PorkChopXpress]

I do. I also say "excuse me" when I closely pass by someone on foot, it's just common courtesy. Unfortunately, I do notice courtesy is becoming more and more uncommon nowadays...at least where I work.