Curb Your Enthusiasm - Type + Distance = No door hold

Larry doesn't hold the door open for a woman because he thinks it will offend her.

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 9 Episode 1.

[apbweezle]

Also, she didn't do that little jog step followed by eye contact which would indicate that she'd like him to hold the door. She sort of looked down which would indicate she doesn't want to get in to that door holder situation. That's how it works in my world.

[man-who-sold-the-world]

Problem is he held door open too long. Distance was shortened due to hesitation. Simple maths.

[nea]

Her: I’m a woman aren’t I?
Larry: 🤷🏼‍♂️

[MultiAlanR]

Ironically, her reaction confirmed that she was that type

[StephenPaulTroup]

Larry's right about the equation, I have the exact same equation in my head. Problem is he hesitated. You gotta be like a NASA scientist solving a re-entry formula, compute and execute!

[AndrewMckay]

"you can't argue with the distance though ... that's a big factor "

[LeslieDugger]

She also didn’t do the hurry up after noticing the door hold hesitate.

[mobilegamesguy]

"I was just trying not to offend you, and yet I wound up offending you, which is quite ironic."
The state of 2018 in a nutshell.

[nobleepentertainment]

Didn't know that was a girl! I thought it was Adam Devine from Workahlics! LOL

[mtadams]

Larry did the hesitation move which messed his whole math equation.

[KingoftheJuice]

For a big Seinfeld fan like me, watching this show is like being a student of Italian who suddenly discovers that there's a language out there called "Latin."

[UncleRuckuss]

Once, when I entered my building I saw a girl who was also coming, so I held the door opened for her. When she had just a few more steps, she stopped and started to check her messages on the phone.
I stood there like an idiot for a few seconds holding the door, without her even noticing me, so I took my hand from the door. At that exact same moment, she started to walk again and the door just slammed in her face, startling her.
After a few days I found out she started to to bad-mouth me to the neighbours, claiming that I intentionally slammed the door in her face...

[scottvaughn]

This show’s entire premise is to expose what 99% of people think but probably wouldn’t do in most cases. It’s exaggerated most times, but everything is rooted in a solid insight. Love it.

[MisfitsFiendClub]

Channeling my inner LD this morning while walking into a Starbucks. Turned around guy was about 25 feet away, thought to myself "Nah, too far away. No door hold.", guy walked in said to me super sarcastically "Thank you!" I replied "You're welcome?"
Larry David is my copilot 🤣

[OhYeaMista]

The slow roll answer to “I’m a woman aren’t I?” was perfect 👌

[nebulousisgod]

I love how everyone confronts Larry over everything he does, faux pas or no

[mvpmvp]

i do this too (minus the 5 second hesitation) if the person is far enough away, and if they look physically able to comfortably open the door themselves, i dont hold it. i feel like thats the more considerate way to do it because if you hold the door while they are still far away, youre making them feel rushed because youre waiting on them.

[spermario]

I love how in this world, everyone has something to say when in real life most people just stay quiet

[BlueLeopard]

I tend to do the "push and leave" if the person is that distance. Just push it open after I enter so by the time they reach, it's half open still.

[MrLexical]

The funny thing is, Larry didn't even need to mention "type" at all - he could have just mentioned "distance." Thereby avoiding offending her. Classic Larry - it's his job to offend!