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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many seconds will you stand and wait for an able-bodied, unencumbered person to walk through the door? 
I say 3-5 seconds.

I'm a woman who holds the door a lot. I'm sometimes surprised at the number of women who don't say thanks.[/quote]

I taught my 10 year old son to hold the door open for whoever is behind him or looks like they are coming to the door. A lot of people will not say thank you to him. Told him to loudly say, “you are welcome.” He always gets a thank you after that[/quote]

I have taught my three sons - 15, 13, 10 - to hold the door open for whomever is behind them, as well. I would not, however, tell them to try to embarrass those people who do not acknowledge their polite gesture, as that is not polite nor gentlemanly. While people should say thank you, it's not our job to school them in manners and appropriate behavior, especially a child to an adult. That ship has already sailed. I'm raising my sons, not other adults, and that type of reaction is boorish. [/quote]
+1.  I've taught my kids to hold the door for whoever is coming behind them and to appreciate a thank you but don't get upset if someone doesn't say thank you.  You are doing it to give a momentary kindness to the person behind you, not because you might get a thank you.  If it bothers you that people don't say thank you, make doubly sure that you do say thank you when it's your turn to go through the door someone is holding.[/quote]

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