Elevator Courtesy

When I was little, my dad always told my brother and I that it was "good manners" to stand back from the elevator door when waiting to get on. He always told us to push the button and take a couple steps back; it is polite to wait for those who are getting off the elevator to do so before getting on yourself-and to give them the appropriate amount of space to accomplish this...Well, I have always done this and just assumed that it was common knowledge, but apparently it is not. I did not notice it until I started going to UK Hospital every day for EBCE. People are in such a hurry that they stand right up next to the door and the very second that it begins to open, they are right in there! Sometimes they get ON before the people can even get OFF!!! I think that is just crazy. It is always noteworthy when a person acts politely, so make sure to practice Elevator Courtesy.