" Louise Bremner" <dame_zumari@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1g4tkh8.1ea3q24mougjaN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com...
> Ed <gwbush@whitehouse.com> wrote:
>
> > If you think you've got an example of Japanese kindness, I'd be glad to
> > destroy your delusion.
>
> A tiny ray of hope--a boy of about 10 held open the door of the local
> Seiyu as an elderly person approached, and didn't look disappointed when
> said elderly person walked through without even apparently noticing how
> come the door wasn't closed. He still stood patiently holding the door
> open as a couple more people barged through without thanking him, so I
> made a point of going through after them, and I thanked him. He looked
> stunned, so of course it's possible I've gone and killed that impulse
> towards random acts of kindness....

I hold the door open for ladies (the guys can open the door themselves) and
am always thanked. I wonder where
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>                    Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
>    If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!