Does this not exist anymore? I’m talking about simple tasks such as holding the door for someone, offering to pick up a dropped item, or just a simple hello or nod of the head in the morning.
Yesterday I was sitting in a hospital lobby as my Mom was having a procedure done. A man entered with a cooler in one hand, box under his harm, and another a package in that hand. He walked past me, turned down one of the aisles heading toward a door. When he was about 5 steps in front of the door he was heading toward a lady exited out of another door that was close by (basically they were cater-corner to one another). She looked directly at that man crossed in front of him and kept moving. He got to the door and struggled to open it. Now, mind you, there were 3 people sitting in chairs close by. Really? Not one person stepped up to assist. What happened to common courtesy right there?
This has happened to me when I’m assisting my Mom when she’s in her wheelchair. People will be right in front of you or next to you as you’re walking up, can’t help but to see you (if they have peripheral vision), yet they won’t offer to hold the door. I don’t get it. When I see someone that may be a distance away, I’ll wait to hold the door. I’ve even offered to put someone’s groceries in the car that appeared to be struggling. Sometimes the person doesn’t take the offer, but at least I offered.
Do you find common courtesy has gone by the wayside lately?
