Offering your arm
Posted by Susanna Ettie Quette | Under Street Manners Friday Jul 18, 2008Question : When does a man offer his arm to a woman?
Answer : If a man and a woman are walking together in a crowd, the man offers his arm to the woman to prevent separation.
A man will also offer his arm, for example, to an older woman when she is crossing the street or climbing steps.
The man does not grip the woman’s arm and push her along ahead of him. He crooks his elbow and allows his companion to slip her hand through comfortably.
Women should not hang heavily on a man’s arm. Rest your arm, don’t let it hang, or drop,with the weight of your body.
What if the woman is 150 Kg, slightly short and naturally hangs off the gentleman’s arm?
Sorry, Friday night, I needed a laugh!