[herr_oberst]

I humbly submit to all who care that I've always held the door for people. Sometimes they say thanks, sometimes not. It doesn't matter if they do, it's just manners, and the way I was taught to behave.

What gets my goat is checkout people who don't give me the time of day while I spend my money. I don't ask much, just a hello. My usual response is to remain silent throughout the entire transaction, and as I silently prepare to leave, give them a good 2 or 3 second stare right between the eyes. I like to think that both of us know at that moment what they did was wrong.

I know that is just being as rude as they are, but I can be a real p**ck with the right provocation, manners or no.