The street side thing is also mainly because back in the day when there were no toilets in the houses and apartments of Europe, the men would walk on the street side so that their lady friends would not be splashed with the contents of chamber pots. Gross, but true.
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Originally posted by Eclipse
The street side thing is a very old custom from the days before streets were paved. Men walked on the street side so ladies did not get splashed with mud or dust as the horses went by!
My hubby does all of the things that you guys mentioned on a regular basis, but we have 2 bones on contention on gentlemenly behavior:
he likes for me to wait to get out of the car so he can come around and unlock the door; I find it unnecessary to wait. He also typically rushes ahead of me when we are leaving places like resturants, etc. He says he is leading the way and making sure he can open the door for me, I say he should let me go first, then I should let him come around me to open the door! Ahh....the things we discuss!
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