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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Canada, the politest country in the world. In Canada, you get to the door first and you hold it open for whomever comes after you. Gender neutral. I found is jarring when I moved to a southern city in the US and the men in the office did all this ridiculous business with door and elevator holding. In my office in the south, the elevator hierarchy went: Secretaries (all women), female professionals, then male professionals. So every day of your life, you are reminded of the office hierarchy, that despite your professional successes, you fit in between secretaries and all the men in the office. It was crazy offensive. DC is not so bad. Guys here, esp from the south, may try to open the door for you but are usually smart enough to read the signs that you're happy opening your own door. It's not really awkward here. [/quote]
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