Do you give up your seat to females, the elderly?

[DeWayneTN]

At a crowded blood lab this morning, I made some observations about chivalry on my blog ( http://dewaynehamby.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... pport.html ). I'm curious to hear your opinions on the subject. Do you give up your seat? Do you hold the door open?

[MacUser]

Absolutely.

I do it as often as the situation allows.

[teach]

I do also

[Paully_44]

Do you give up your seat? Do you hold the door open?

Yes sir, even when I dont get a thank you. Nice thing to see is now my boys are starting to hold doors open w/o being asked.

[Shellie]

I give up my seats to pregnant women and the elderly. I hold the door for elderly. I teach my son the same things..........

Sadly, my son will hold the door for all kinds of people and very rarely do they even acknowledge that someone held the door for them. I use this as a life lesson of how "not" to be.

[dolfan]

Grandparent's Day at my daughter's school this morning. They had a program in the gym, and I took my mother in law over (my sis-in-law was there, too). I sat way off to the end of the bleachers in a row of chairs they brought over for about a dozen of us. I sat down between two empty chairs (one of them on the end of the little row). Two ladies came in late, snuck around and the oldest one sat down. I didn't see her younger companion at first, but I caught her out of the corner of my eye and moved down a seat, patting the seat to gesture to her that she could have it.

The only way I knew they were together is because they were both black. She patted me on the back for it. None of this would've even registered with me, but as I sat there, I thought to myself how that wouldn't have happened when I was a small child at a grandparent's day at my elementary school across town (which was, even in 1975, officially called a "white school"). Then, DeWayne, you had this post. Odd timing.

[PastorDaniel]

Most definitly...give up seats to the elderly and usually offer to ladies...especially if pregnant...and hold open doors...have even given up my seat to a tired looking guy....

[free]

Yes I do...I started something when I hold the door for someone and they don't say "thank you"...I'll say "you're welcome!" They usually look at me shocked and then say "thank you."

[mavislb]

My son (25) was just commenting on this last night. He was in Wal-Mart and a lady was on a motorized cart and the battery had died. He pushed her back to the front of the store so she could get a new cart and she was shocked anyone would take the time to do that. I'm hoping I raised all 3 of my children to do these very things for others, whether they ever get any thanks or not. I am the elderly woman you speak of and I often hold the door for other younger healthier people. All too often there is no acknowledgement whatsoever. I get the impression they think they deserve it so don't need to talk to the "help." Such a sad situation.

[PastorP]

I feel it is a joy to be a gentleman, more then a responsibility. If you treat people as you would like to be treated, there will be a day when you will reap what you sow. I was leaving Wal-Mart a few weeks ago and it was raining extremely hard. I stopped along with many other to wait for the rain to slack up. There were two elderly women, I am 64, so I mean elderly. In a few minutes I noticed the one that older was going to go to her car and she didn't have an umbrella. I asked her to allow me to walk her to her car. After I told her that I was a pastor and she had nothing to worry about she consented. As we walked we had a wonderful conversation. She was recently widowed and was obviously poor. I put her groceries in the car and as she sat in the driver's seat, she began to tell me where she went to church, what happened to her husband of many years. I left blessed because of this "chance" meeting So do good, be courteous and give God glory for the blessings you will receive from so doing.

[DeWayneTN]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Very encouraging to hear.

[soulsearcher]

Without hesitation.

[TW]

I always give my seat to elderly pregnant women who look tired if it's raining.


TW

[jessicacook]

I made an early morning trip to Wal-Mart once and this elderly lady called to me from her car. She asked me to go and ask one of the workers to bring one of those motorized carts out to her car for her.

So, I went inside and told the door greeter about the woman. She told me, "You are gonna have to take it out there to her. We don't do that." It really aggravated me that she didn't want to help. Not because I had to do it, but because of the way she said it to me, I guess. So, I hopped on one and took it out there to the lady. She was shocked that I was the one bringing it out there and said I didn't have to do that.

Seriously, I know the door greeters have such a tough and demanding job and all, but this woman couldn't pry herself away for a even a minute to help this lady out who was a customer! I used to work at walmart as a teen so it really doesn't surprise me, I guess.

I could be here all day with walmart stories.

[RamboPreacher]

... I'm curious to hear your opinions on the subject. Do you give up your seat? Do you hold the door open?

yes.