Modern Chivarly Part Deux
posted in The Kitchen Sink |I’d posted earlier about the guy who poured beer on himself to placate his upset girlfriend. I was thinking about other chivalrous acts this morning, ones we see every day. One of my favorites is the “No Guy Can Get Off The Elevator Until All The Women Who Need To Have Gotten Off” rule. Ever since I’ve moved to this new building, back in late January, no one’s violated this rule. It’s amazing. Even guys who are in a rush and dying to run off somewhere won’t do so until all the women who need to get off the elevator do so.
This morning, it was just me and another guy going up to the main floor from the parking garage. As the elevator opened on the main floor, he took one step forward as if he was getting out. He then immediately jerked back, flushed slightly, apologized profusely and said several times, “Please, you first.” This rather drastic reaction to a simple step was one of the cutest things I’ve seen in awhile. I may have said, “Thank you,” but I’m sure my eyes were actually saying, “I could hug you, that was so adorable.”
On a completely unrelated topic brought up by ML this morning, my butt is disappearing. I think it’s the running. This is sad as I’ve never had much of a butt to begin with. (Hello, I’m Asian.) I mourn its loss every morning as I put on my increasingly saggy pants. Of course, the pants are sagging only in that particular region as weight has refused to budge from anywhere else on my body. It’s as if my body has unilaterally decided to sacrifice my behind for the good of the team. Really, shouldn’t I be consulted on things like that?