tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6241748015445362174..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Stand Up for your EldersExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-61274783459523311992012-03-29T21:51:26.788+01:002012-03-29T21:51:26.788+01:00I'd play it safe and only offer a seat to some...I'd play it safe and only offer a seat to someone who looks a)safely the wrong side of 70, b) obviously heavily pregnant, or is c) accompanied by small children or heavy bags. Or d) is disabled.<br /><br />I'd feel a bit odd if someone offered me a seat, as I'm perfectly capable of standing.<br /><br />Some things are good - opening doors etc, but sometimes there's a fine line between manners and chauvinism, and men need to be psychic to be able to correctly work out which is which!Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-68122265443128535992012-03-29T13:32:56.050+01:002012-03-29T13:32:56.050+01:00The thing to remember when offering your seat is t...The thing to remember when offering your seat is that a) she might not be pregnant! (gulp) and b) people have been sitting down all day and might really want/need to stand up.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69487518837466415132012-03-29T10:21:03.763+01:002012-03-29T10:21:03.763+01:00Oh I don't know...after a weary day pounding t...Oh I don't know...after a weary day pounding the streets of London on a marathon shopathon, I'd be begging them with my brain to give me a seat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-70507658355634705632012-03-29T06:36:31.644+01:002012-03-29T06:36:31.644+01:00I hate it when young people offer me a seat; I'...I hate it when young people offer me a seat; I'm not that old!! Conversely, it's also a bit embarrassing when I offer my seat to a lady (it was how I was brought up) and she refuses; I guess they look at that sort of old fashioned courtesy as male chauvinism.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28881600950017677192012-03-29T06:08:25.219+01:002012-03-29T06:08:25.219+01:00That happened to a friend of ours on the subway he...That happened to a friend of ours on the subway here in Seoul - he was plunged into despair for days...MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.com