Random Acts of Kindness vs. Commom Courtesy

madladybride

Seeing a post on the Baltimore Bump got me thinking. What is the difference between common courtesy/being a good neighbor and a random act of kindness? For instance, holding a door for someone has been called a random act of kindness, but my parents would have called it common courtesy.

Thoughts?

gracie2762

I agree that holding a door open for someone is just common courtesy. To me a random act of kindness would be paying someone's bill in line behind you or bringing an elderly neighbor's trash cans in without being asked.

jcsntms06

gracie2762:

I agree that holding a door open for someone is just common courtesy. To me a random act of kindness would be paying s

SarahKate31

gracie2762:

I agree that holding a door open for someone is just common courtesy. To me a random act of kindness would be paying s

mrs. remy

Yeah, random acts of kindness are when you go out of your way to do something nice for someone. Like paying their toll, etc.

tmm140

Also agreeing with Gracie.  If someone pays for something out of the blue or leaves change at a vending machine and a little note, that is a random act to me. 

madladybride

That's what I thought, but figured that I would get everyone's opinion because the board was slow

jadebaby

I agree with everyone.

Common courtesy to me is something that should be done in the first place, or something that hopefully would be expected by most people. When I think of common courtesy I think of holding a door open for som

mrsbecky07

I agree that common courtesy is something that should be done in the first place, almost without expectation, even though it is still appreciated.  

 I think something like holding the door can be either.  I walk out the door tw