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Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland
I hate to think that chivalry is dead. I'm now officially on a quest to bring chivalry back one GFF member at a time.
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I don't think it's dead... it's just gone into hibernation for the most part. At least from where I live people don't give a rat's ass about one another... and then you have me, the freak... who will hold the door open for another party coming in or out behind us... will allow for the women at my table to order first (typically I'll simply state something like "Jen?" to let my wife know that we are good to go and she can make the decision whether she's ready to order or not... something I am trying to instill in my younger brother as well)... open and close the car door for any female getting into my car (not able to run around the back of the car fast enough to open it for them to get out though)... et cetera.
As for the handshaking thing... I'm not a big fan of touching. Especially hands. I'll give my friends a hug when I greet them... but strangers I have a difficult time finding myself shaking hands with anyone. My hands will typically be found clasped behind my back and I'll do a slight bow or dip of the head when being introduced to someone.
But is chivalry dead? No... there are some of us who still practice it. Just in the current realm of people being self-centered, it's taken a backseat to everything else.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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