This is for the Guys.....

Hi JTerrasi, You just made me laugh, I can just imagine you standing next to the car an waiting, his face must have been a picture he he. It so very sad these days that no men do that anymore, only the older generation, like I still see some elderley gentlemen still doffs the hats to a women an is was nice,so respect in the old days but the young people would just as slam the doors in your face then hold it open for you. You cheered me up. Tamara

I am old school so I still will open a door but recently I was entering a building at the same time as some woman and I opened the door and held it for her and she stood there and said "I don't you or any other man to open a door for me, I am fully capable of doing it myself" well that really had me thinking if I was wrong and maybe I should not do it anymore since everything now a days is changing. I really don't know anymore.

Janet I was brought up in a predominantly female family. I was taught politeness, stand up when women entered or left the room, always hold the car door and any other door in fact. I was also taught to cook, wash and iron. Not to speak with my mouth full or eat in the street. I used to have to dress up to go into town with my mother or aunts until I was I my early teens. I still do these things and have found that many women don't appreciate it. That's a shame as I don't see it as patronising, just good manners.