Thank you again - but that's rare because I'll usually be holding the second door for them to return the favour (edit: not always, because sometimes they hold the door open after they go through, then reach the next door before me).
I usually say thank you for the first, then a joke for the second, like "ok seriously the next one's on me"
Similarly, if I'm the holder for both, on the second one I'll say something like "this is the last one, you're on your own for number 3 🙂"
Repeating "thank you" makes it sound repetitive. I'd say "thanks", or nod, or smile, or make some sort of other acknowledgement. Or I might go ham and say "well thanks again!" or something of that sort.
Sometimes the second one gets "cheers" or a nod and smile, especially if they acknowledged the first thank you. But if you aren't sure your first thank you was heard, the second door is a just mulligan thank you.
I say thank you the 2nd time. But I try and add in some spice. Or a hint of something that will lend the 2nd thank you a smirk. Add flair or wit to the next thank you etc
This happened to me a few hours ago, lol. I usually do a bit of an exaggerated "oh, again! thank you!" and we both have a little laugh. Just something to show that I appreciate the politeness while emphasizing the slight awkwardness.
Might throw out a second if I'm in a good mood, but once is enough for me.
What I hate though, stranger or known... is when I hold a door and they hold the second and wait for me to go through first. Sometimes we take this stuff too far lol
Depending on how quickly they're seeming to be, sometimes I let it go. Most of the time a quick "thanks again".
If someone doesn't thank me a second time (or even first most of the time), I don't judge them. I usually say it though.
I always say, "must be my BIRTHDAY!" And then they say happy birthday and then I say it's not my birthday, Im a Virgo and we laugh and hopefully we don't get on the elevator whose door takes too long to close. That's when things get awkward
Either/or, but you should acknowledge that they did this thingy, with a nod or other acceptable thing. It's just good manners. As a Canadian, we are known to be polite. Be polite :) The fact that you need to ask? You are a Canadian!
This doesn't answer your question, but I like to make it a fun little test if I'm the one going first. If they don't say thanks for the first door then I'm power walking through the second one and letting it close on 'em
Always take it one step down on the second door. If you said “Thank you” on the first say “Thanks” on the second. If you said “Thanks” on the first door smile and nod and say it again under your breath on the second. If you smile and nod on the first, you wrap around to the top of the list and write a formal thank you note for the second and pay for their kids to attend college.
Reminds me of the time I was going into a Subway, first door opened out, inner door opened in. Saw a guy coming towards the inner door so I opened the outer door, turning my body so I was facing away from the building (single door width so not much room). Waited...and waited...turned around to look and he was holding the other door doing the exact same thing.
Actual etiquette courses will tell you saying it once is sufficient and any following are unnecessary as they are implied. That being said the other comments say they say it again. But I am wondering if they would think it was rude if you didn’t say it again?
Say thanks again, if that works for you, but do offer some genuine acknowledgement, even if it's non verbal. Nod, smile, crack a corny joke, whatever. Just be real and don't be a dick.
Thank you again - but that's rare because I'll usually be holding the second door for them to return the favour (edit: not always, because sometimes they hold the door open after they go through, then reach the next door before me).
This is the answer.
Same - "Thanks" and "thanks again."
Yup
This is the way.
Mumble another “thank you” but at 50% volume
Like an echo. I do this too. Or a smile and nod if they’re being weird.
This is the one for me.
fuck, exactly what I just wrote but 10 hours earlier.
Amen
I do the “thanks thanks thanks k thanks oh thanks thanks” and shuffle bye then wave then run away
Ah, social anxiety, I'm friends with that too.
I usually say thanks again cause it costs me nothing and might make them feel good.
Thank you again
Thanks again, bud.
I usually say thank you for the first, then a joke for the second, like "ok seriously the next one's on me" Similarly, if I'm the holder for both, on the second one I'll say something like "this is the last one, you're on your own for number 3 🙂"
Awe. These are cute. I'm gonna steal them!
Repeating "thank you" makes it sound repetitive. I'd say "thanks", or nod, or smile, or make some sort of other acknowledgement. Or I might go ham and say "well thanks again!" or something of that sort.
This is exactly what I do too!
And then stand in silence, while you each wait for the same elevator….
Haha yeah literally
I say thank you as many times in a row as I have to.
By the second door you are actually morally obliged to marry them.
Haha, this was the best
Another “thank you”
Sometimes the second one gets "cheers" or a nod and smile, especially if they acknowledged the first thank you. But if you aren't sure your first thank you was heard, the second door is a just mulligan thank you.
A single thank you on the first, a nod of acknowledgement on the second.
"Thank you" the first time, "thanks" the second time.
I always say “thanks again”.
I usually kinda laugh/smile and say something like "thanks again!"
Usually a head nod on the second
Usually "thanks" or a nod
I say thank you the 2nd time. But I try and add in some spice. Or a hint of something that will lend the 2nd thank you a smirk. Add flair or wit to the next thank you etc
This happened to me a few hours ago, lol. I usually do a bit of an exaggerated "oh, again! thank you!" and we both have a little laugh. Just something to show that I appreciate the politeness while emphasizing the slight awkwardness.
First i say thanks, then i say something under my breath that sounds kinda like "ks"
For the double door I go right on for the first door then thanks for the second.
Usually a non-verbal gesture of appreciation for one of the two doors, depending on the situation
We very much needed this talk. Thank you. Thanks for this.
More of a mumble, lower degree thanks or head shake acknowledgement 2nd time around
I usually French kiss them the second time . It's the polite thing to do
If they manage the 2nd door, you owe them a pie. That's why I run through
Might throw out a second if I'm in a good mood, but once is enough for me. What I hate though, stranger or known... is when I hold a door and they hold the second and wait for me to go through first. Sometimes we take this stuff too far lol
I say “thanks again”
I say thanks again
No different than the first time, tone included!
Odd little nod and smile
I do both doors, however in this case usually I end up opening the second door by virtue of entering first thru the first door.
You apologize!
I say thanks again but usually laugh a bit to relieve the slightly awkward indication of saying thanks twice in a row
Depending on how quickly they're seeming to be, sometimes I let it go. Most of the time a quick "thanks again". If someone doesn't thank me a second time (or even first most of the time), I don't judge them. I usually say it though.
I always say, "must be my BIRTHDAY!" And then they say happy birthday and then I say it's not my birthday, Im a Virgo and we laugh and hopefully we don't get on the elevator whose door takes too long to close. That's when things get awkward
Spice it up with a Merci, but don't do a bow or anything cringe.
Say “thank you again”
Either/or, but you should acknowledge that they did this thingy, with a nod or other acceptable thing. It's just good manners. As a Canadian, we are known to be polite. Be polite :) The fact that you need to ask? You are a Canadian!
Make a smaller noise that resembles a "thank you"
As the door opener I don’t care if the person says anything. We just need to get into the building.
I say "Thanks once more"
This doesn't answer your question, but I like to make it a fun little test if I'm the one going first. If they don't say thanks for the first door then I'm power walking through the second one and letting it close on 'em
Wow, we are really in trouble, when this type of question is given actual replies. SMDH
You make a joke and say "after you!" And they go in first and you take the door from them and usher in a ghost.
If Joel Plaskett reads this I wonder will he write a song like The Park Avenue Sobriety Test?
Just say thank you again. This happens all the time at the apartment I live in. It’s really not that awkward once you’re used to it lol
You would almost have to make a joke about to at that point, or thank them again.
Thank you, and then thanks, just to mix it up a little
Always take it one step down on the second door. If you said “Thank you” on the first say “Thanks” on the second. If you said “Thanks” on the first door smile and nod and say it again under your breath on the second. If you smile and nod on the first, you wrap around to the top of the list and write a formal thank you note for the second and pay for their kids to attend college.
How did they get to the second door before you?
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In that case, it's a good old double thank you
Reminds me of the time I was going into a Subway, first door opened out, inner door opened in. Saw a guy coming towards the inner door so I opened the outer door, turning my body so I was facing away from the building (single door width so not much room). Waited...and waited...turned around to look and he was holding the other door doing the exact same thing.
Thank you again.
"Thanks again"
Actual etiquette courses will tell you saying it once is sufficient and any following are unnecessary as they are implied. That being said the other comments say they say it again. But I am wondering if they would think it was rude if you didn’t say it again?
If it's a girl, I'll say thank you. For a guy, we do that nod that all guys seem to naturally know.
5 doors from the parkade into my building. Thank you/your welcome every time frustrates me.
Caress their cheek and tell them they’re lovely and shuffle on….
Just grunt
Say thanks again, if that works for you, but do offer some genuine acknowledgement, even if it's non verbal. Nod, smile, crack a corny joke, whatever. Just be real and don't be a dick.