Door Etiquette

[Hemi-Cuda]

i hate it, especially in an office tower downtown with glass doors inside a busy hallway. if you reach the door first, you have to make a judgment call on whether to hold the door open based on how far away the other person is. then you either feel that pang of guilt if you didn't hold it open, or annoyed at having to sit there holding the door if they're a slow walker. and i hate being on the other end, i'd rather open my own damn door than have to speed up if someone is holding a door open for me. and god forbid if you both come from separate directions and reach the door at the same time, then you get the awkward confusion as both people try to be courteous

revolving doors make things so much simpler

[mykalberta]

I dont slow down, I do reach my arm back to hold the door as long as possible but then let go. If they are too slow then can open their own door.

Similar with revolving. I just go and assume others will to. There is no waiting.

[Shazam]

Hot chick = yes.
Elderly people = shove door in their face.

[VladtheImpaler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuP9YClyPRY

[BlackEleven]

I give the door an extra push to keep in open longer as I go through. If the person can't make it through in that time, then he can open the doom himself.

I make an exception for someone with a stroller or some other reason that may make it harder for him to open the door than me.

[Russic]

I'll hold on if somebody is reasonably close. What defines "reasonably" tends to depend on how much of a rush I'm in or how pissy I happen to be feeling that day. My greatest pet peeve of doors is when people don't say thank you after you hold it for them. I usually just say "no problem" regardless of them offering any kind of pleasantry at all.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

I give the door an extra push to keep in open longer as I go through. If the person can't make it through in that time, then he can open the doom himself.

I make an exception for someone with a stroller or some other reason that may make it harder for him to open the door than me.

What office building of terror do you work in?

[Scoopdogg]

I make a judgement call with the door. If I feel that the door will close on its own accord before the person reaches it, I let it close and continue on. If the door won't close by the time they reach I usually hold it for them.

[Locke]

We live in a society people!!

[The Yen Man]

I tend to hold it open if someone is relatively close. If the person doesn't even acknowledge it and just says nothing after I hold it open for them, the second set of doors I don't even hold it open.

I find this happens to me quite a lot whenever I'm at a Chinese supermarket like T&T. One time I did that, it slammed right into some mainlander lady since she automatically assumed I would hold open the second door for her. I guess next time she should learn to say thanks.

[pope04]

As a youngster, maybe seven or eight, I forgot to hold the door for my mother as we left The Bay downtown. She slammed her face, and I immediately burst into laughter.

The resulting discipline has caused me, even 35 years later, to hold doors open for people even if they're barely in sight.

[Huntingwhale]

I care only about myself and if I'm headed towards a door that is slowly shutting, i shift myself sideways and slip in, leaving the person behind me in the dust. Sometimes l even lock the door and give them the finger as they look at me with anger.

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I tend to hold it open if someone is relatively close. If the person doesn't even acknowledge it and just says nothing after I hold it open for them, the second set of doors I don't even hold it open.

I find this happens to me quite a lot whenever I'm at a Chinese supermarket like T&T. One time I did that, it slammed right into some mainlander lady since she automatically assumed I would hold open the second door for her. I guess next time she should learn to say thanks.

Harsh dude, I always hold it open for people at school and barely anything says thanks, ever. I like your approach better.

[OnTheFly]

I'm always amazed by how surprised old people seem to be when I hold the door for them.

I mean , I know I look like I'd stab you in the eye with a screwdriver for a quarter..

But I wouldn't really.... Anymore

[Tron_fdc]

So what about holding it for people coming the other direction? I almost always open it for people coming the other way, especially the ladies. If it's another dude that's younger than me he can wait for me to come through though.

But I do hate holding elevator doors for some reason, I'll let the doors shut and pretend not to notice you running at the door before I hold it open. That's how valuable 3 seconds of my time is.

[hockeycop]

Originally Posted by Russic

My greatest pet peeve of doors is when people don't say thank you after you hold it for them. I usually just say "no problem" regardless of them offering any kind of pleasantry at all.

I give a genuine "no problem" to those who say thanks in some form (even just a good head nod (or cultural equivalent) from a non-english speaking person). If the person fails to show any form of thank you, I respond with an obviously annoyed and emphatic "You are welcome".

[OnTheFly]

There is nothing I hate more then someone who can't even thank you when you show a little courtesy.

I want to pull them back through the door and say "I've reconsidered my door holding policy and you no longer match it's criterea. Unfortunately now you'll have to stand there until the door has completely closed and open it yourself. If you try and open it before it's completely closed.... I'll stab you in the eye with a screwdriver. See this face? It's my eye stabbing screwdriver face!"

[albertGQ]

I hate doors. That is why I always enter and leave through a window

[C-Life]

Good thread.. lots of laughs already.

I tend to give the shoulder check, if someone is right there, ya hold the door open. If they are far enough away that you can get away with "not seeing them" just keep going. People are busy and you play the "sorry I was in a rush and didn't see you" card.

[metallicat]

I always hold the door if possible. Unless it's someone I work with who I dislike, then I often barely open the door enough for me to slide through, and ensure that it completely closes for the person behind me. Bwahaha.

Actually I don't do that for people I hate. I do it as a joke to people I like. But the people I do hate, I always hold the door open for them to give them the impression that I do like and respect them. Keep your enemies closer.