2.23.2006

You're Welcome

Today I went to lunch at the Sizzling Express on 18th and M. I held the door open for five people. I got zero "thank yous." One lady was even rude enough to not say "thank you," talk on a cell phone, and chew with her mouth open, all at the same time. The trifecta of douchebaggery.

Sample size of study: laughably small.

Yet, I certainly feel it accurately represents the attitude of the locals around here. (And I'm from Massachusetts, the American capitol of rudeness. Still, we at least say thank you when someone holds a door open for us.)
Posted by Rusty at 10:19 PM

10 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2006

    aren't you being a little too sensitive. sure it'd be nice for a thank you, but holding the door for a couple people isn't a difficult or onerous task. i feel that the only time its absolutely necessary for someone to say thank you in that situation is that if they have a ton of shit in their hands and help keeping the door open would help them. b/c without that help their task becomes difficult.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2006

    Go fuck yourself.

    -Dick

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  3. Ben K.February 24, 2006

    To anonymous: I think it's a common courtesy issue. You're supposed to say thank you to someone holding a door for you. It's not that hard.

    I go to the Gold Gym's on 20th between M and L. A few times I've held the door open for people, and instead of saying thank you, they turn and look the other way so they can pretend no one held the door for them. It's pretty inconsiderate.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2006

    I have a 9 MO baby. One of the first times I went out with her and the stroller, a well-dressed 30-ish businessman actually went out of his way to NOT hold a door for me and said "I'd hold it for you but I know you need the practice." If I wasn't trying to maneuver a stroller and wedge the door open I would have punched him in the throat. I hate this town.

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  5. M@February 24, 2006

    I agree. F-ck all of those people! This town is worse than average. Who's the moron who said stop being so sensitive. I'd love to slam a door into your suddenly-broken-and-bleeding-heavily schnoz.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2006

    The most annoying thing is when people try to do something nice and expect something from you. I think we're all capable of opening a door. Get over yourself. Half the time when people go out of their way to help you out they're actually getting in your way. Like stopping to let somebody get on the escalator or a car stopping for you on the street when they have the right of way. I stopped walking so you could drive by asshole and now you've wasted an extra 5 seconds of my life.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2006

    I moved here from Los Angeles, arguably the world capital of ladder-climbing, self-important blow hards. They subscribe to the "fake it 'til you make it" credo: Act like an obnoxious power broker until you are one. I pick up on the same vibe in the more swanky parts of DC, but it's decidedly more disturbing. LA assholes aspire to make (or actually do make) bad popular entertainment. DC assholes aspire to run (or actually do run) the country. Frightening.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2006

    Wow. A discourse on door-holding etiquette. why.I.hate.dc used to be funny as hell. Authentic dry humor from a good writer. Now it's just a snarky bitch list. Oh, well.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2006

    Now that's funny. Someone bitching that others are bitching. No... wait... that's just hypocritical.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2006

    Anyone here ever heard of the golden rule? I mean christ it's obvious everyone here is in their own self-absorbed world when they are walking about the city...myself included...but if people just learned to be cordial...AND MEAN IT..then we might all be a little happier and they'd get a thank-you back! Rusty is right about Mass by the way, growing up there, if you said hello or thnak you to msot people they'd liiok at you as if you were about to mug them.
    Also,I think this blog is pretty damn funny, laugh everytime I read it. It's your issue if you get a bigger chip in your shoulder after you read it.

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