Today, I was leaving the grocery store when an old woman started yelling at me for not holding the door open for her. She accused me of being "everything wrong with the younger generation". It was an automatic door. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a woman yelled at me for holding a door open for her. FML
Today, I was at a store when I saw a cute girl from my school. Trying to act cool, I went to hold the door for her. Too bad it was an automatic door. FML
Today, I was accused of shop-lifting by an old lady in a supermarket. Having proven myself innocent, I tried to storm off to show my displeasure at the situation. In my haste to make a dramatic exit, I tried to go out of the entrance and walked straight into the automatic door. FML
Today, I saw an elderly woman struggling to reach the top shelf in my local grocery store, so I went over and asked if she needed help. She then accused me of flirting with her and had me escorted from the property. FML
Today, while out in public, my stepmom turned and screamed at me for a good while for “walking through a door before an elder.” People stared. FML
Today, I held the door open for a woman and her kids on my way out of the bank. She started accusing me of patronizing her, and when I just let go of the door in protest, she deliberately leaned in so it hit her in the face. I felt the glares from the entire bank as she pretended to cry. FML
Today, I held a door open for a sweet old lady with a walker. After she went through the door, she turned and said, "That's not how you're gonna get into my pants, son." FML
Today, I was trying to be polite by holding the door for an elderly lady in a shop. What I didn’t realise was that the doors were automatic. I ended up standing there awkwardly for a good 5 seconds, holding onto thin air, while she just smiled and walked by. A bloke behind me said, “The doors don’t need your help, mate.” FML
Today, I went to an over-crowded grocery store. As I reached the front of a long line, I noticed that a cart had been abandoned in everybody's way. Trying to be helpful, I moved it to the side. An enormous woman then shoved me and yelled at me for "pushing her property around." FML
Today, I was grocery shopping, when an elderly lady walked up to me and tripped over her own feet. I caught her by the arm, at which point she shrieked at me for "groping" her. She ended up smirking as security threw me out of the store. FML
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jipster 11
Some old people are just assholes.
emilyjgraham 34
Some people just look for excuses to shout and rant at something. I'm sure of it were a normal door you would have held it open for her! I swear people all over the place just want to use "Well, back in my day..." Keep doing what you're doing OP! :)
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Comments (106)
rickAUS 22
I'm yet to encounter an old person who will hold a door open for someone other than their spouse, even if another person is right behind them. I'm sure they're out there, but my experience indicates otherwise. And by old person, I mean those aged 70 years onwards. Sometimes I get the impression they are more of an entitled generation than the stereotypical Gen Y.
ThatSynicalGuy 10
You should just have said this. "Madam, I am under no obligation whatsoever to hold this door open for you. Secondly, the fact that I am part of the younger generation means that I understand that this door is in fact ee-lec-tronic. Do you understand? It works with electricity." Cool but condescending.
daboar 5
That is everthing wrong with the older generation
AsianBomb_xo 10
I've actually seen this happen before. Lol but, ayee that's old people for youu... :))
Cuber247 1
Wow, the worst part is, you can't even try to explain it to them.
sarahbevan20 11
I ******* HATE old people. Entitled and judgemental pricks. Respect goes both ways, and if old people think that we're obligated to respect them after they insult us, hell no! Being the "older generation" and being condescending is not going to make me feel inclined to respect you any more. Open the automatic door on your own bitch. I was raised to respect them because they're your elder. I will respect anyone until they give me a valid reason not to.
sarahbevan20 11
Not once have i ever seen an old person hold a door for anyone other than someone they know (spouse, family member, etc.), so they really have no right to yell at us.
THEDARKLORDOFALL 17
Whenever I look at these posts I always wonder why there are so many you deserved it's WHAT THE ****
fantasyworld 39
Some people just like to find a reason to complain.
Atromus 13
Should have said you did open it. From a distance.