I know it's polite for a man to help a lady into her chair (pull the chair out for her and help her push the chair in as she sits down) but is it also good manners for the man to help her OUTof the chair too?In a restaraunt, I saw a man get up from his seat, then walk over to his lady's seat and helped her pull the chair out. She remained seated until he began moving the chair. I watched very closely and she didn't appear to have any heath problems or injuries - she moved very freely and it was just like the sitting down routine, except in reverse. I never saw that before, and I thought it was rather weird. Reminded me of a queen waiting for her servant or something...!
Yes it is polite to help a lady out of her chair as well as in. Think of it this way when you get up from a Chair do you rest a hand on the table or a part of the chair. Well that is not lady like it is proper to use the gentleman's arm for support. Rather than thinking of it as a Queen and a servant. Think of it as........... a Fine Beautiful painting being supported by a picture frame. Could the large canvas stand on it's own? Sure But the finest paintings in all the finest mesuems all over the world are all supported by a frame. So I ask you this..... So why should you not be supported as a beautiful woman deserves to be. I always offer an arm to my wife when she gets up just in case she wishs a bit of support.
yes he so polite n good manners i also got one friend like this but no pull in/out chairs,just pull in chair only cause he also dont no what time u will be pull out the chair go to wash room or do another things!!!
It is just part of old-fashioned chivalry. I agree with Sue, I've seen (a few times) a man who still half-rises when a woman seats herself or gets up from a table. The gentlemen in Pretty Woman did it when they went out to the fancy dinner when she wore the black cocktail dress. Those men are a dying breed, but its refreshing to see every now and then.
Great manners, like helping a lady both take her coat off or put it on. This is the extreme in polite -- I hope she was suitable gracious and appreciative. My husband would stand next to his mothers chair at restaurants and offer his arm. She could grab his arm and get to her feet without risking tipping the table over. I occasionally still see the man rise (at least partially) when a woman joins the table. (I'm still under 40!)
Yes, it is good manners; just as it's good manners to help a lady into *and* out of a car. Chairs are no different.
