A British man collapsed today in a busy town centre after holding a door open for people for over 8 hours.
C.C.T.V footage showed that Mr Otis, of Reading, appeared to push open the door for himself at approximately 9.30 am. He held the door open for a lady, who passed through, but was unable to complete the "pass over" ceremony which allows another person to hold the door for another, and so on.
After coming - to, Mr Otis said "I'm not sure what happened. It seems I made a mistake in being civil and polite by holding the door. There were plenty of 'Thank-yous' but no-one took over! This isn't the first time it's happened, although it only lasted 30 minutes before."
It seems that this is not an isolated incident as a recent survey amongst shoppers revealed that quite often people either don't hold the door or say thank you. Some have even been seen sprinting to squeeze through the gap before the door shuts, just to avoid helping the next person.
Many shopping centres are due to install special "Door station seats." These will allow polite people to sit whilst holding the door for those who are very rude.
P.Longnose
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