Dear Halifax,
Why is it that nobody here seems to have the decency to share the sidewalk with others, especially since there is so much room. A LOT of both men and woman of all demographics here seem to have a problem moving over to share the sidewalks when people are walking towards them (like a “I’m not moving for anyone” mentality). Ive seen women with children and elderly people have to walk in grass or dirt because SO MANY assholes have ego issues.
Here’s a little lesson I call “How to walk in the civilized world 101”.
1)When walking on a side walk, stay to the right (yes like driving). 2)When walking with one or more people, the person on the left drops back when someone is approaching. 3)When walking, try to avoid surfing on your phone (especially when crossing the street). 4)GET SOME FUCKING MANNERS,DECENCY,CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS AND QUIT ACTING LIKE A BUNCH OF ASSHOLES. We have it so good here in Canada and people are still such miserable ___’s.
Good-day All 🙂 —A Lone Wolf
This article appears in Jun 10-16, 2010.
it’s just indicitive of the whole lack of manners these days; and don’t use old people as an example , some of the rudest and foulest fucks are old these days
wolfy, this is after all halisucks, and you have to remember that. this fucking town, has some of the most ignorant people going, and it seems they all congregate on a sidewalk if front of you. just pay no attention to the low lifes like i usually do, and go about whatever business you have to do.
I just plow right through them – problem solved.
I wasn’t aware looking at my phone while walking or crossing the street made me a miserable ____… lol. Either way, I agree with everything else you said. I always stick to the right no matter what, and I definitely believe there is sidewalk etiquette. I always look both ways before crossing the street, so it’s not like I’m stepping out and assuming that the traffic is gonna stop for me when I’m looking at my phone. So, anyone who has a problem with that can get bent.
Anyone who thinks this problem is just in Halifax really needs to get out of the city… province… country… a bit more.
Assholes are everywhere and a lot of ’em have no idea “How to walk in the civilized world”. Or do most anything else.
A simple ‘excuse me!’ always works. most of the time when I say this, people even apologize as they move, and I always say thanks if they do.
As annoying as it can be to have your path blocked by people standing around, I’d rather that than having to march along the sidewalk… like some military cadet! If you really think people blocking the sidealk is such a horrendous faux paux that infriges on your rights, move to a place that has no sidewalks or concrete!
while I don’t think it’s severe enough to warrant moving to a place with ‘no sidewalks or concrete’, I do agree it’s a piss off when you have people walking 3,4,5 abreast and driving all others into the street to get around them.
Even geese have adapted to form v formations… surely a straight line isn’t the most ideal choice of travel pattern.
get it together people… you don’t HAVE to be equal in distance from your destination… file it up a bit and let those with longer legs go by.
Something I learned while in Asia – when walking on the sidewalk, always have elbows ready. If people don’t move, a quick jab does the trick just fine.
This is one of my pet peeves… I walk in the mud for no one! You’ll get bumped by me and I’m not looking back
If I ever got a jab in the ribs by a commuter they’d get a jab in the nose.
I’ve also encountered this problem in Halifax, and in every other city I’ve lived. With groups of teens, sticking determinedly to your path usually does the trick. If not, adding a breezy “excuse me!” with a smile tends to confuse those with a chip on their shoulder. With adults, I find it’s best to dispense with the pleasantries and just plow through, like TTFN suggests. They’re either completely oblivious or are trying to provoke.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS.
hopefully people read and LEARN.