The British are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers. It’s been the custom ever since most people could read. But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world. All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention, either. In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing. Perhaps they do not all do nothing but read. There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hour, got married, and went on traveling on the same train, hand in hand. The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with something heavy. The implication is that______.
A. it is polite for a man to help a woman in that situation B. it is considered a man’s duty to offer help to a woman in need C. the woman is too weak to carry a heavy suitcase D. men are often more interested in other things than in reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble