Why do groups of people insist on walking five-wide at a snail’s pace down Spring Garden Road?
If you’re tourists, I get it – you’re taking everything in – but I’ve got places to go and people to see and you’re always in my way! So people, if you’re in a group and you want to stroll along rather than walk at a normal pace, move to the side and let people by or at least walk two-by-two so I have room to pass. —Fast Walker
This article appears in Jul 22-28, 2010.
A simple “excuse me’ usually works. You’ll probably find that most people will respond with an ‘Oh, sorry!” and step aside for you. Not a big deal.
And if they were in a straight line having to yell at each other to talk, you’d bitch about that too.
I’m a fast walker and it bugs me too.
I end up having to walk on the street to get around those with a slow disease
A group walking together on the sidewalk isn’t half as annoying as one person surfing down the middle of a sidewalk as if they own it and have the right to make it impassable for everyone else.
I hate when groups have conversations on the sidewalk and form this huddled up circle but won’t move if traffic is coming. They’ll just stand there, see you coming and continue talking about how indy or non-hipster they are thinking you can go around them.
It’s not as bad as the idiots who text or have headphones blaring who cannot pay attention to their paths but get upset if THEY bump into YOU/ME. Yeah, it’s my fault that you can’t watch where you’re going b/c you can’t see or hear me. Makes sense….
we had this shit awhile back, just push your way through them, and if they say boo, tell them to get some fucking decency, and sense about how to give way to other walkers. they don’t own the fucking streets or even the sidewalks.
I can’t stand people wandering around in front of me – indoors or out!
I say – give them the old heave ho!! Idiots!!
You really can’t win these days unless you’re constantly thinking of other people, all the ways you could possibly offend them and how to avoid it. It’s nice to live healthy and be considerate of others, but Jesus Christ; people are getting way too fucking delicate! Yes, I am so fucking sorry I didn’t have YOU on my mind when I stopped short on a busy sidwalk (causing you to readjust your path and veer around) as I very suddenly realized I left my door unlocked. What an inconsiderate asshole I am.
Walk like the Asians do….elbows out and ready to jab slow moving fleshbags in the ribs.