Topic: Do you like the door opened?

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I have to say I enjoy having the door held for me and when I see a feller close by and he blatantly doesn't hold the door for me, I get a little miffed.  I guess I expect it.  Am I spoiled?

Not in my book your not. I was raised to always do such things for a lady.

All this reminds me of something that happened to me a few years ago in Tennessee. I was on a road trip on my Harley and stopped at a convenience for a drink and a smoke. While sitting on the curb beside my bike a couple came by and started admiring my bike. They were the type I used to call "Harley walkers", you've all seen em, they have the boots, t shirts, biker wallet, you know what I mean, all the trappings but no bike. Anyway, the girl complimented my bike, so I said, why thank you ma'am. You'd have thought I had just smacked her. She proceeded to quickly inform me with a mouthful of obscenities that she was no ma'am.  I still laugh when I think about her. 

Playing devil's advocate here, was the offense taken maybe because of her age?  That she thought you should have called her Miss instead of Ma'am?

I remember when I first started noticing people in general calling me Ma'am instead of Miss.  I realized I was a grown up.

But I don't mind.  Its a term of respect and an acknowledgement of my femininity.  I've sure been called worse! 

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[moondance27]

I have to say I enjoy having the door held for me and when I see a feller close by and he blatantly doesn't hold the door for me, I get a little miffed.  I guess I expect it.  Am I spoiled?

I agree and I'm teaching my grandson to open the door for ladies and elderly.

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[Tattoo Vampire]

Playing devil's advocate here, was the offense taken maybe because of her age?  That she thought you should have called her Miss instead of Ma'am?

I remember when I first started noticing people in general calling me Ma'am instead of Miss.  I realized I was a grown up.

But I don't mind.  Its a term of respect and an acknowledgement of my femininity.  I've sure been called worse!

The company I work for has two owners. I call Lee Ann "ma'am" all the time even though she's almost 20 years my junior.  It's just how I was raised, I guess.

I call the other owner "Mike". He don't get no respect. 

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[Graybeard]

Playing devil's advocate here, was the offense taken maybe because of her age?  That she thought you should have called her Miss instead of Ma'am?

Could be, the mouthful of obscenity she gave me was what stuck with me. I was taught to use the term ma'am as a sign of respect, but there sure wasn't anything respectful in her choice of words. 

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