[ExI] The American Doorway

[MB]

I was taught to hold the door for old people or people who would have
trouble with the door (crippled or carrying things).  It seemed like a
reasonable thing to do.

Now that I *am* an old person, I appreciate it when people hold a door for
me - especially if it is one of those difficult doors - which we seem to
have many of where I live.  Our local PO got new doors a year or so ago,
and now they are "pull" to enter, not push, so Rafal, you'd bust your hand
on the darn things.  Very annoying when trying to mail packages and the
door is pull. :(  Cheaper that way, they said.  It works with "push" just
great when one has mailed the packages and is leaving the PO with empty
hands.  Pffffft.  Government... ?  (Yes, it should be push to exit, for
fire safety.)

Regards,
MB

On Fri, February 17, 2023 07:25, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2023 at 05:35, Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>> ### Yes, exactly!  I also don't like it when others hold the door for me
>> because either I have to slow down, or hurry up, or swerve around.
>> Holding doors for others indiscriminately is just wasteful.
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> Rafal
>> _______________________________________________
>
>
> One wonders whether seeing someone with a Band-aid stuck over their
> nose means that they are likely to work in Dr Smigrodzki's building?
>
> Another suggestion was that holding the door open for someone provides
> the opportunity to decide whether the approaching prospect is
> sufficiently attractive to strike up a conversation with and try out
> some of our famous chat up lines.
> You don't want to miss an opportunity, do you?
>
>
> BillK
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