all we are handing over our $$$$$. as for standing on public transport i could just about guarantee a 60 year old female would stand for a pregnant lady before most others. i put my hand out promptly when i want to shake hands. makes it easier for the man to know where he stands. i hate people that stop and talk right in the middle of doors or at the top and bottom of escalators. often my luggage crashes right into them. of course i say sorry. but what i am really sorry about is that they are so silly to be standing there and not bright enough to 