I headed out this weekend to do a bit of, I don't know, wondering in town - grabbed a milkshake and headed to the menswear dept. to scope out if anything was worth getting. Just before I headed into the shopping complex, as I was reaching for the glass doors I noticed a couple of mature ladies coming out from the other side, so as to not open the door on them, I let them reach the door first, upon them reaching the door and opening it, as they past me, one elderly lady said, "you've got to be strong nowadays - no more gentlemen left". This stuck with me for a few moments as I deciphered it. Then I realised. They were having a go at me for not opening the door for them. I became immediately irritated. At first at my failure to realise the need to open the door for them and then it was at the remark that followed.

My instinctive reaction was out of consideration for them, I had even considered opening the doors but somehow I hesitated - it was because I didn't want to create confusion at who was going for the door.

What slightly aggregates me is how these woman expected specific behaviour to an extent to mention it. I believe in the principle which they defended but I don't understand how something normally given for free out of kindness is handled that way. I almost feel like scowling passer bys that don't donate into collection buckets for charities. The more I think about this sentence, the more unsure I feel by these thoughts.