Next time you curse the person in front of you for not holding the door open, or that motorist for not letting you out of that busy junction, think back to this thread and realise it's probably because they're fed up with putting themselves out to help other people who think that manners "don't matter".![]()
poppycock and horse feathers.
You would have won regardless.
I think you're missing the point. If you are willing to hold the door open for someone, then you do so out of kindness, not because you expect to be thanked.
No-one needs to thank me, and I'll continue to hold the door open for people irrespective. The fact that I personally thank people is moot.