Amused at Chivalrous Behavior

Today, I was slightly amused at the chivalrous behavior of a young man when I was attempting to enter one of the local retailers. Amused?!?! Yes, I was amused. If you care to read along you'll discover the reason behind my amusement!

So, I parked almost as far away from the entrance as I possibly could, I made the breezy journey to the front doors of the store, where after waiting for traffic to pass, I crossed the short roadway and was finally there. I'm not sure about you, but sometimes it's awkward for me to enter the store at the same time as someone else, but I didn't even get to make that decision, it was made for me by a lanky, bright-eyed male between the ages of oh.. 18-20. He was dressed in a flannel checkered jacket, brown cargo pants and these enormous Timberland boots.

He made it to the entryway a 1/2 step quicker than me, however he didn't enter the building. Instead, he stepped in front of the motion sensor causing the door to slide open and motioned for me to enter first. I entered the building giggling internally, due to the way in which he caused the door to open. He didn't move his entire body in front of the motion sensor, but he did take a huge step with his right foot, almost as if he were trying to avoid getting wet by steping over a huge puddle of water.

Chivalry is not dead per se; its forms are changing. The way in which things are done is changing, therefore we must change our ways to accommodate!