You’ll also see this in the negative too. People not paying attention on subway platforms or in the street will get shoulder-checked for getting in the way. It’s not nice, but if that sinks in as something “not to do”, then someone opted to be a heel for a moment to make things better for others.
I grew up in Boston, it was not only accepted, but expected.
There’s an etiquette to elevators and subway trains and buses, and really any other confined space- it’s better for everyone if you let people get off before you try to get on.
When I first moved to Phoenix, I was on an elevator at a mall, when the doors opened for my floor, two teenage girls tried to push their way past me and my wife… But I’m a pretty big guy, so I just kept walking. The one that was directly in front of me got knocked on her ass. I felt a little bad, I hadn’t intended to hit her that hard… But only a little.
Altruism.
You’ll also see this in the negative too. People not paying attention on subway platforms or in the street will get shoulder-checked for getting in the way. It’s not nice, but if that sinks in as something “not to do”, then someone opted to be a heel for a moment to make things better for others.
teaching people to not be an asshole is a virtuous endeavor
Haha, i know someone in NY who talks about doing this as a casual part of daily life.
I grew up in Boston, it was not only accepted, but expected.
There’s an etiquette to elevators and subway trains and buses, and really any other confined space- it’s better for everyone if you let people get off before you try to get on.
When I first moved to Phoenix, I was on an elevator at a mall, when the doors opened for my floor, two teenage girls tried to push their way past me and my wife… But I’m a pretty big guy, so I just kept walking. The one that was directly in front of me got knocked on her ass. I felt a little bad, I hadn’t intended to hit her that hard… But only a little.
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