women with women

i've noticed something.

it's common courtesy for a man to step back and let a woman exit the elevator before he does (not going to go into the gender equality argument now), but what happens if it were two women instead? who would let who out first?

i've noticed that some women are so oblivious to others that they naturally expect others to exit after they do. they are accustomed to having others move out of their way. like they deserve it. nothing pisses me off more though than having to let some other woman out first although i was closer to the doors because she just didn't wait to see if others wanted to go out too!

i always try and be conscious of that. even if men are there, i wait, to see if they'd like to head out first, or go through doors first. i don't always assume that they will hold the door for me, just because i'm female. and if they do, i smile and nod, just to say thanks, and that i don't take their gesture for granted.