Sure holding doors is mainly considered male behavior, but a decent woman wouldn't carelessly drop the door on anyone either. I will hold the door for a lady because I'm a bit of a tomboy. I will also do it for a child, or an old or handicapped person. The only reason I might not hold a door for a man is because that sort of role reversal can make some men feel awkward. See, sometimes NOT opening the door is being polite. If the other person is a woman or man (not a child or old or handicapped) it is acceptable to
enter first and hold the door behind you for them.

Interrupting is impolite no matter who you are.

Quote Originally Posted by VeronicaMoonlit View Post
Major retailers KNOW, because they've been told over the years, how the majority of public appearing transfolk want to be addressed. They tell their clerks/SA's how to do it.
Are you serious? In two years of working retail I have yet to be taught how to address anyone. Management and cashiers alike are so overworked, they barely have time to learn their jobs on the fly, let alone give/get sensitivity training. Cashiers are just told to be polite to customers. If those individual cashiers don't come into the job already knowing what is generally accepted as the polite way to address a CD, TG, etc. they will make the same mistakes as any other person would.