Ladies first ?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:54 pm
I everybody.
This post is no big deal but it just got me thinking about double standards between men and women.
Not sure if this is the right genre for this post , but here goes anyway.
Ladies first ?
The other day when I arrived at work a female colleague held the door open for me to walk through first as she arrived to the door first.
So I did walk through first and thanked her.
Anyway I then had a few male colleagues slating me for not being a gentleman and allowing her to go first as it was being disrepectful.
I myself felt she was just being polite by holding the the door open as I would've done the same if I was first to the door.
In this day and age why shouldn't a lady be allowed to hold the door open for somebody else , I think it was a wonderful gesture and shows she has manners and respect for other people. I get the immpression that some people think men have to be respectful towards women but women are allowed to be disrespectful to men.
your opinions please.
Should've I let her go first? Was I being disrespectful. Is it just being polite for a woman to hold open doors for guy? Should I have run ahead and insisted on holding open the door for her to go first?
This post is no big deal but it just got me thinking about double standards between men and women.
Not sure if this is the right genre for this post , but here goes anyway.
Ladies first ?
The other day when I arrived at work a female colleague held the door open for me to walk through first as she arrived to the door first.
So I did walk through first and thanked her.
Anyway I then had a few male colleagues slating me for not being a gentleman and allowing her to go first as it was being disrepectful.
I myself felt she was just being polite by holding the the door open as I would've done the same if I was first to the door.
In this day and age why shouldn't a lady be allowed to hold the door open for somebody else , I think it was a wonderful gesture and shows she has manners and respect for other people. I get the immpression that some people think men have to be respectful towards women but women are allowed to be disrespectful to men.
your opinions please.
Should've I let her go first? Was I being disrespectful. Is it just being polite for a woman to hold open doors for guy? Should I have run ahead and insisted on holding open the door for her to go first?