Totally agree...was just stating my personal “old Fashioned” preferences. I remember being in High School and opening a door for a gal and her friend (circa 1970) and being scowled at and told “I can open my own damn door”, to which I replied, “I had to open it for me anyway, if you want, I’ll let it close when I’m through and you can open it for yourself”.....they both went through before me.....Been married 26 years and dated for 2 years before that - I can count on one hand the times my wife opened a door while I was present.
With all the years I spent pushing baby strollers, I am grateful for everyone who ever opened a door. I’ve even trained all my children to hold a door effectively: pull it all the way open, stand behind it, if possible, or as far out of people’s way, if you can. Don’t slam it when you’re done.
Sometimes we have trouble getting all of us through the door because the holder feels that he has to stand there as long as more people are coming!