Maybe I’m old fashioned, but holding a door open for a woman
to walk through and giving up your seat on the bus are all gestures I expect to
be common manners.
Unfortunately the world doesn’t seem to agree with me, and
over the past few weeks in particular I’ve found myself disgusted with the poor
behaviour from the men out there.
Don’t get me wrong, like in all situations; there are some
real gentlemen still out there, but it seems the majority are letting the side
down.
Why is it impossible for men to do the, what I consider, ‘normal’
thing? When did all the men out there lose their chivalrous touch? What
happened to pulling out chairs and holding doors? Or just buying a bunch of
flowers because the girl you love had a bad week?
I blame society- mostly because men can’t be blamed for
everything, but partly because women play a role in the death of common
manners. If boys do put in the effort they come off as a clingy emotional idiot
and all their friends consider them wet.
Well, I’ve got a news flash for you- holding a door open for
a woman will go a lot further than your pervy sexist pig of a friend who beeps
women as they stand at the bus stop just because they’re wearing a skirt
The other problem is that women have become complacent by
agreeing to the bare minimum. For example a man doesn’t let her sit down on the
bus and society tells her that because men and women are equal it doesn’t
matter.
It does matter.
I’m the first to argue that men and women should be equal
and I definitely don’t agree that all women should go back to being a 1950’s
housewife who pampers after her husband's every need, but when it comes to
decent manners equality doesn’t even come in to it.
Men will always be the physically stronger sex, so it’s only
natural for them to show consideration towards women. Yes I can open the door
myself and I’m perfectly capable of standing up on the bus, but sometimes it’s
just about being nice.
