All week long, several times a day, (many more if you have habits like coffee, cigarettes, candy, etc) many of us ride in elevators.  And boy is that weird!  where should i stand? left or right? should i go to the back even though i know im probably gonna be the first one to get out?  what's that smell? did i remember to press my floor?  oh hey tim, didnt see you there, catch that game?  would  somebody please press the door close button i hear footsteps in the lobby...and on and on and on!  elevator rides are interesting to say the least.  BUT i'm not here about that, am I?  Now then.  Will somebody please tell me what the "rules" are on exiting the elevator?  This is the most frustrating part of the whole ride.  The car reaches the ground floor and everybody out right?  easy right?  not so fast buddy!  I try to observe what the norms are, but clearly there are none.  For example.  I have seen the last person to get on the elevator, who is nearest the doors be the last one out!  As if some unspoken code of ethics was keeping him politely in place.  Not only did this guy remain in the car, he "held" (unnecessarily, I might add, as just about every elevator has motion sensors to keep the doors open automatically as people move across the doorway of the elevator) the doors open until everyone got out!  Ladies first?  Sometimes.  Elders first?  Sometimes. MOst important/affluent looking person first? Sometimes.  Some people don't give a damn!  They seem to have a sense of entitlement when riding.  These people don't consider who else is in the damned thing, they just get out without hesitation. Sometimes at others peril.  Maybe they're claustrophobic!  I dunno.  Just something I always notice.  Observe some elevator behavior and come back... Let's talk about it!