Timeline for Under what circumstances is it okay to not hold a door open?
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| Oct 19, 2017 at 22:01 | comment | added | Barmar | @jmathew With most doors that only works for about a second or so, so the person has to be practically right behind you. You also have to be careful that the door doesn't rebound and whack them in the face. | |
| Oct 18, 2017 at 17:31 | comment | added | Llewellyn | If there's another person between you and someone you'd normally hold the door for (elderly or burdened person), you could hold the door for the next person and might reasonably expect them to pass on the favour to the other person. (That case actually happens a lot. I've never seen the person I held the door for not doing the same for the other person.) | |
| Oct 18, 2017 at 17:31 | comment | added | jmathew | Sometimes in the 0-5 second range I'll just whack the door open with extra force or give it a slight extra push as I go through.This buys enough time for the other person to go through or catch a mostly open door. | |
| Oct 18, 2017 at 16:24 | history | edited | HDE 226868 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2017 at 15:53 | history | edited | HDE 226868 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2017 at 15:40 | history | answered | HDE 226868 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |