Automatic doors/windows -- etiquette for the new millenium

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Sep 8, 2006 | 02:08 PM

drjoe

Thread Starter

Instructor

Joined: Aug 2006

Posts: 108

Likes: 0

Automatic doors/windows -- etiquette for the new millenium

Quote:

This whole thread is kinda funny to me -- I just retired my '94 Civic and it had all manual doors and windows -- ya, know, like crank to roll the window up and down. Now, let me tell you, it was a challenge to roll the passenger side window when driving on the freeway, but I managed. Now all you young whippersnappers are complaining of the time burden (2-3 secs?) it takes to open or close a window!

(Did I mention how long it took to walk to school in 5 feet of snow when I was a kid?)

I'm not quite used to the auto feature yet -- I've often tried to just open the window a bit, and it goes all the way down. It's kind of annoying to me.

This reminds me of another issue related to doors -- I'll start a new post for it...

I was replying to the other thread on auto windows and though I would start a new one about doors that's been on my mind. Now, mind you I'm "only" 35, but for most of my life I've used manual doors and windows. No automatic, no remote control, no nothing. So, here's the thing... I find myself now wondering about door etiquette in the new millenium.

When I'm out on a date, or even just with friends, I typically have gone to the passenger side and opened the door for the passenger to get in. And I have for years used that test with a date, to see whether they in turn unlock my side of the door so that I can get in without the key (if they do, cool, if not, bad). Well, I recently was going out with someone quite a bit younger, and she never unlocked my door for me. I was a bit put off at first, but then I realized that this person probably never had been in a car without automatic doors and so never even thought about it!! So, that test doesn't seem to work anymore!

And what am I supposed to do now? Do people still open the door for a date, or is that totally passe? And women here on the forum to comment? Honestly, it still seems like the courteous thing to do, but pretty useless.

One definite improvement -- I no longer have to worry about the passenger forgetting to lock their door when they get out of the car!

Sep 8, 2006 | 02:31 PM

leedogg

RAR

Joined: Apr 2005

Posts: 10,783

Likes: 1,286

From: DC Metro

Guys should always open doors for their dates, pull seats out, etc. That will never get old and can only win you points.

It doesnt really go the other way for women...