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Originally Posted by wontaek
I won't argue against that but will ask " What might have been kind thing that Ryuunosuke could have done? How could he have acted in more gentlemanly fashion? " We should try to analyze things from multiple side, not just one side.
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I don't think there's room for gentlemanly behavior here. Being gentlemanly would mean keeping to high social standards of proper behavior - but that is only possible in a relatively normal social context, with the other side keeping to at least the basic rules of socially acceptable behavior.
A gentleman would open the door for a knocking lady.
Should Dragon open the door, Rita would force her way inside against all protest.
A gentleman would politely ask a lady to leave his room if necessary.
Rita never gave a damn about what Dragon thought of her occupying his private space.
I think you can be kind under any circumstances, but there are contexts in which insistence on gentlemanly behavior seems like a farce.