21+ Things That Are Considered Rude in Different Countries You Might Not Have Known

Whew. That’s a lot of rules for how to hold the door open for someone. Trying to be polite but also trying to seem polite while not being rude. I can just imagine the thoughts going on in everyone’s heads as they notice someone and start calculating the distance.

Are they close enough? Should I wait a second? Then they’ll be close enough. The hockey stick length will help; we can measure it by that. Or with beavers, of which you would want about three between you. And all this for a door.