I was walking home with my shopping recently on a narrow path (busy road on one side, with bushes on the other side) and an older gentleman was walking towards me in the other direction. As we neared each other he stopped and stood aside for me to pass, giving me a sparkling smile as he did so. I thanked him as I went past, it made my day.

People who get on the bus and go straight for the nearest seat when they could walk a few more paces to the middle, and then don't move for the passengers who need those seats really annoy me!

That would probably piss me off....although I DO appreciate the (incidentally) male techno-geeks I work with helping me out w/ computer purchases.

Thanks for all the responses folks.  Appreciate them. 

maybe I'm looking a bit doddery?

You'd have been pleased with me this morning then. I moved       Me seat of course! 

Would you rather look a bit doddery or preggers?

I would agree with that - it's all about circumstances...........and no matter the gender if I'm entering or leaving a shop and someone is close behind I'll happily hold the door - it's common courtesy. I don't do it with the hope of a 'thank you' but in my experience you more often than not get a nod or a smile.

See, I have an issue with that Soozy. I'm shall we say.......not the normal  height  and peeps still think I'm a child and treat me as such.  Suffice to say a lot of peeps think the younger generation couldn't give a stuff and group me in with them 

This didn't come out right, but you know what I mean 

I think the correct way to approach this situation in our modern day society would be to ask the individual if they needed help/wanted a seat/door opened etc. Probably get a face full of abuse from some of the younger generation but hey-ho, give back as much as you receive .

I hold doors open for whoever is behind me regardless of sex.It's called good manners.Most folk say thanks and I do too when others do it for me.I appreciate it when taxi drivers take my shopping to my front door etc,though I  know they expect a tip,but if they help I don't mind,however those that don't move from the drivers seat get less.

I get where you are comong from here re- the Taxi drivers. I hate it when they pull up at your door and honk the horn continuously until you appear and then bugger off if you haven't emerged after 30 seconds.  they should get off their asses and knock on the door instead of waking the neighborhood up at ungodly hours. 

We get a recorded phone call when they pull up 

Ah, interesting! 

I'm much more annoyed when men compliment me for doing things they think only a man could do.  

Slap their chops Blizzie!

 I couldn't do that. They'd accuse me of behaving like a typical woman!

Oh dear, stoney faced men hating feminist lezbo's been mouthing off again have they.

Women dont need to hold a door open for men as it's not expected, but it's nice to have a bit of old fashioned gentlemenly contduct from us, as the poet Prince once said..."let a woman be a woman and a man be a man, baby, here I am"   

A perfect example of supposedly 'benevolent sexism'! 

Yup, and, between some of the comments/content on both this thread and a few others on the go on here at the moment I think that we can v safely say that sexism is v v much alive and well

Yours, an alegedly: stony faced, men hating, feminist lezbo

Alive and kicking!  

I love a bit of old fashioned chivalry, but don't know if the old school habits are as prevalent today. For example, who remembers the hearty whistles of the gentlemen on scaffolding when a damsel sashayed past ye olde building sites. Oh how the damsels flushed and looked coquettishly from behind their fans, but they were ever so gladdened by the male validation. Aaaah, its a forgotten age   

That made me Triggs. Good to see you btw, haven't bumped into you on here for aaages

 Triggs!

Damn good to see you too Supes   x

Ducky and Blizzums     x

Sometimes I get honked at when I'm out running...but I'm pretty sure it's sarcasm.

Appreciation Lori, appreciation  

Sometimes I get honked at when I'm out running...but I'm pretty sure it's sarcasm.

Awwwwww,,    I am sure it isn't!