Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Mystery Etiquette Question of Life, Part 1


Riddle me this Batman. When a man and woman arrive contemporaneously at a revolving door, what's a proper gentlemen to do? My father taught me that a gentleman is always supposed to hold a door for a woman, but he never said how to handle revolving doors. On the one hand, I could yield to the woman, letting her have first crack at entering the building. On the other, if I go first, I'll be doing the heavy door pushing and facilitating the woman's trip through the door. On the other hand, every time a choose option 2, I get the nagging feeling that the woman thinks me rude for going first - having not thought the matter through herself. So I ask you friends, what's a gentlemen to do?