we have a formula, which I devised long ago, for when it is best to open a door for someone
What formula, out of curiosity? (In my case, I always hold doors open for people within a few metres behind me unless it’d be more cumbersome for me to do that than for them to open it again—e.g. if I’m carrying a box or something—regardless of their sex, age, physical attractiveness, marital status, and whether I know them.)
I do the same (with the radius of a few meters somewhat larger for elderly people), but I sometimes wonder whether my cutoff distance is the appropriate one, like in the Ambiguous Zone smbc.
In the situation described in the comic, I would ask “need help?” out loud without moving towards them until they say yes (where by “would” I mean ‘recommend’—not sure what I would actually do in such a situation, due to akrasia).
With doors, when there’s someone close but not that close, I push the door forward and move on, so that (if it’s slow enough) it will still be open by the time the person behind me arrives.
What formula, out of curiosity? (In my case, I always hold doors open for people within a few metres behind me unless it’d be more cumbersome for me to do that than for them to open it again—e.g. if I’m carrying a box or something—regardless of their sex, age, physical attractiveness, marital status, and whether I know them.)
I do the same (with the radius of a few meters somewhat larger for elderly people), but I sometimes wonder whether my cutoff distance is the appropriate one, like in the Ambiguous Zone smbc.
In the situation described in the comic, I would ask “need help?” out loud without moving towards them until they say yes (where by “would” I mean ‘recommend’—not sure what I would actually do in such a situation, due to akrasia).
With doors, when there’s someone close but not that close, I push the door forward and move on, so that (if it’s slow enough) it will still be open by the time the person behind me arrives.
I sorta prefer a closed door to a door swinging toward my face.