Holding the door open for other people is good etiquette. If you’re the first one in your group to reach the restaurant, you should hold open the door and let your friends in first. If you’re a guy trying to impress a girl, holding open the door is a surefire way to get in her pants. Chicks dig chivalry. Holding the door open for strangers is polite and good karma. The other night I was waiting for my train in the subway and heard a guy asking for someone to hold the door. I looked up and saw a homeless guy in a wheelchair pushing himself along with his feet at a steady 3mph pleading for someone to stop the train. I got up and blocked the doors from closing two or three times. An annoyed lady yelled at me to stop blocking them. I just gave her a dirty look and smirked when her jaw dropped as his crippled ass rolled into view. His wheels got stuck in the gap between the platform and the train, so I had to grab the handles and tilt him back and a random passenger jumped up to help. We worked together and finally got him onto the train, then I stepped back and I heard the formerly rude lady yell out, “Thank you!” as the doors closed. I didn’t help because I wanted brownie points from a crowd full of strangers; I just held the door open because that’s what you’re supposed to do. It’s a nice, simple way to make someone else’s life a little easier.
Critically Rated at 15/17
Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young
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