We foreigners
Corbett | June 16, 2004 1:59 AM
Sunday afternoon, Breeze Center:
I'm walking towards a set of glass doors next to Starbucks. An older lady pushes up behind me, and as I open the door for her as a courtesy, she shoves past me to the opposite side door, and as she does, my door opening gives her a good crack on the back. She wheels around and huffs at me, "What do you think you are doing?! You hit me!" I tell her, "Hey, I'm holding open the door for you lady! At least we foreigners have some manners..."
Hehe...
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