Is Chivalry Still Alive?
- Saturday, January 22 2011 @ 12:33 pm
- Contributed by: kellyseal
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Do you appreciate it when men open the door for you? If so, you’re not alone. A recent “tongue-in-cheek” campaign by Dockers (yes, the pants-makers) found that chivalry is alive and kicking.
The Dockers campaign encouraged men to “wear the pants” in the relationship and challenged five major cities to a so-called “chivalry smackdown”. Cities included in the campaign were New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco.
The campaign stunt included placing a young woman or elderly male in a high-traffic pedestrian area where they clearly struggled with toppling boxes, hoping passers-by would help. And in all cities, both men and women did….but some had far more helpful people than others.
As it turns out, the most chivalry is in the South. Atlanta came in first, with only 8 people on average passing by the struggling woman or man before someone stopped to help. San Francisco was second with 17 people passing by before someone stopped to help. Chicago was third with 20, Los Angeles fourth with 35, and New York came in last with 40 people passing before someone stopped to help.
Although this campaign was a publicity stunt for Dockers, it’s an interesting statistic. Many daters feel that chivalry is a thing of the past and that people are far from considerate, but the Dockers stunt proves that they’re wrong, at least in Atlanta and San Francisco! Los Angeles and New York men and women still have a lot to learn when it comes to chivalry…
Remember that whether or not you’re single, chivalry and consideration go a long way in making a good impression, so put your best foot forward.
The Dockers campaign encouraged men to “wear the pants” in the relationship and challenged five major cities to a so-called “chivalry smackdown”. Cities included in the campaign were New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco.
The campaign stunt included placing a young woman or elderly male in a high-traffic pedestrian area where they clearly struggled with toppling boxes, hoping passers-by would help. And in all cities, both men and women did….but some had far more helpful people than others.
As it turns out, the most chivalry is in the South. Atlanta came in first, with only 8 people on average passing by the struggling woman or man before someone stopped to help. San Francisco was second with 17 people passing by before someone stopped to help. Chicago was third with 20, Los Angeles fourth with 35, and New York came in last with 40 people passing before someone stopped to help.
Although this campaign was a publicity stunt for Dockers, it’s an interesting statistic. Many daters feel that chivalry is a thing of the past and that people are far from considerate, but the Dockers stunt proves that they’re wrong, at least in Atlanta and San Francisco! Los Angeles and New York men and women still have a lot to learn when it comes to chivalry…
Remember that whether or not you’re single, chivalry and consideration go a long way in making a good impression, so put your best foot forward.
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