In the Western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted till today. For example, Ladies First, that is to say, women in these countries 小题1: (respect) in many ways.
In the USA, 小题2: in Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women, and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or restaurant, 小题3: the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies 小题4: is closer to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between 小题5: .
If the host or hostess comes to fetch their guest for dinner in a car, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat free, as the host or hostess is also 小题6: driver. When the host shows the guest to the sitting room, most men 小题7: (seat) in the room will stand up if the guest is a lady. Generally speaking, younger ones are introduced to older ones first. The ladies in the sitting room will not stand up 小题8: the new comer is a man or a woman.
Though today it is the fact that the custom is followed by 小题9: (few) people than in the past, especially among the young people, women of all ages still want to keep the custom. Anyhow, 小题10: is believed that women are still respected in many ways in the Western countries.