Dear Mary…Q. A man and a woman are in a railway carriage either side of the door. Both want to get off at the next station. The train stops. Who gets out first, a) if they are known to each other, b) if not?
B.A.L., Egerton, Kent
A. In both cases the man gets out first and holds the door open for the woman, offering to give her a hand with her bags if appropriate.
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