I am sitting at panera bread. I got here at 6am, when no one was here. After ordering, I took the only comfy chairs next to a nice fire place and started reading. Halfway through my meal two women came up and asked me to move because they wanted to sit where I was sitting. I told them I would be done in about 10 minutes and they could have it them. The older woman (only about 35) said "a real man would be a gentleman and offer his seat to a lady" I replied politely that I understand her outdated view that feels women are weak and require special treatment, but that I believed that women are strong and independent and should be treated as equals. Immediately, another table about 10 feet from me filled with women (4 women over 70 years old) started chuckling. I initially assumed they were laughing at them women, but then one of them said "what ever happened to chivalry? In my day, a real man would have jumped up....and pulled out the chair for the lady. That man is an ass!" It was obvious that she said it loud enough for me to hear. I politely replied "In your day, you just got the right to vote, and were not treated as equals. Aren't you glad you aren't still in your day?"