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Thaniri
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1264 Posts
January 26 2012 00:36 GMT
#1
Today I missed my bus from school, so instead of taking the next bus which would arrive an hour later, I decided to save myself 10 minutes and walk home.

50 minutes is a long time, and I encountered a few people on the sidewalk, and spent a lot of time contemplating whether or not I should overtake them.

I have a very brisk walking pace, and when I catch up to someone I am presented with, what feels to me, an extremely awkward moment where my comfortable pace is faster than the woman in front of me, but I feel strange if I overtake her so I end up looking like a rapist following a lady down a street.

For the most part I have a policy of always overtaking people, but damn today I felt weird doing it.

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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10524 Posts
January 26 2012 00:38 GMT
#2
i cant imagine myself walking for 50 minutes straight...

and as long as you dont have ur hands in ur pants or wearing something like a trench coat, you should be fine.
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Spekulatius
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2413 Posts
January 26 2012 00:45 GMT
#3
Oh boy I actually do the same thing.

Being an avid rambler, I often encounter people who walk not slowly, but at a pace just not quite as fast as me. And I'm always torn between rushing to overtake them at a speed that isn't my usual one (which feels odd, considering strolling is all about keeping your pace - if you're stressed, it's no fun) or slowing down, waiting for that person to finally turn left or right. Those are some mad hard decisions to make.
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Myrkskog
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada481 Posts
January 26 2012 01:03 GMT
#4
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xxSK8rGUy277xx
Profile Joined September 2010
300 Posts
January 26 2012 01:06 GMT
#5
Being a guy that used to walk everywhere I can only say just overtake them. I used to be like you and walk slowly behind them and far enough away so that you dont look like a creeper, but really fuck that man. You got places to be, better to man through the awkward moment where you overtake them than to waste your time.

Or just cross to the other side of the street? lol

HardlyNever
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States1258 Posts
January 26 2012 01:38 GMT
#6
I walk to campus every weekday, and it is 25 minutes one way. I walk fast, because I've done it for 3 years, and I don't want to waste time walking at this point. I pass people without hesitation at this point, but the sidewalk is pretty wide, so its not like you have to get right on top of them.

Pass people, and walk a little faster than you would for the next 100 or so steps, to get some distance.
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HowitZer
Profile Joined February 2003
United States1610 Posts
January 26 2012 01:43 GMT
#7
Just put yourself in the other person's shoes. Would you want someone awkwardly walking slower than they want behind you or would you want them to just blow by you without a thought in the world?
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Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
January 26 2012 02:30 GMT
#8
On January 26 2012 09:38 FlaShFTW wrote:
i cant imagine myself walking for 50 minutes straight...

and as long as you dont have ur hands in ur pants or wearing something like a trench coat, you should be fine.


LOL really? that's actually kinda sad aha.
matiK23
Profile Joined May 2011
United States963 Posts
January 26 2012 03:29 GMT
#9
I find it awkward when two people are walking into each other's path. It's like: do you acknowledge their existence or just look foward and ignore them? So weird. Usually I'll glance at them and if they reciprocate, I'll nod or greet them, but sometimes they just look foward and then I feel like an asshole for even looking at them. lol humans.
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fuzzy_panda
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
New Zealand1681 Posts
January 26 2012 03:32 GMT
#10
Haha I remember when I was in Germany I was seriously the slowest walker ever. While walking to my school, I kid you not 12yr old girls would speed past me. Was quite amusing actually I think we are far too laid back here in NZ...
KazeHydra
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Japan2788 Posts
January 26 2012 03:48 GMT
#11
this happens to me all the time. My comfortable walking pace is just a lot faster compared to the average person, so I tend to always catch up to those in front of me and face this ordeal. I've come to learn to just quickly pass them and continue walking. The most awkward time is when my pace is just barely slower than the person in front of me. They are fast enough that I'd have to increase my already fast speed in order to pass them without staying by their side for several seconds but slow enough that I have to consciously slow my pace otherwise.
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dazed
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada191 Posts
January 26 2012 05:01 GMT
#12
The worst thing is when two FAT (and i mean like obese) people who insist on walking beside each other on a sidewalk the width of 4 people. They're so slow and its a fucking log jam.
gameguard
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Korea (South)2132 Posts
January 26 2012 05:54 GMT
#13
lol yea. Id like to know what OP would do if a group of slow retards decide to walk side by side and block the whole sidewalk
kaiz0ku
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Greece289 Posts
January 26 2012 06:36 GMT
#14
I am a tall guy , and almost always in a hurry for no real reason , so i have a fast pace.
Ofc i can't stand behind other people... If the sidewalk is big , i go left-2 big steps right- then left again.
If the sidewalk is narrow.. I jump to the left , land on only one feet and then to jump to ther right again , saying HOP HOP loud enough for them to think im a funny guy :>
(They never think im a funny guy , when i turn my head to smile , all i get is <<the look>> , like if i represent the world's youth and i just dissapointed them... )
Megaliskuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5123 Posts
January 26 2012 06:44 GMT
#15
On January 26 2012 14:54 gameguard wrote:
lol yea. Id like to know what OP would do if a group of slow retards decide to walk side by side and block the whole sidewalk


I walked home tonight and 4 people were walking on the other side of the road, they then crossed the road and walked about 10 ft in front of me (very slowly). I just slowed down and stayed behind them for like 3 minutes then they turned, another minute of that and I would have just crossed to the other side lol xD.
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Thaniri
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1264 Posts
January 26 2012 07:03 GMT
#16
On January 26 2012 14:54 gameguard wrote:
lol yea. Id like to know what OP would do if a group of slow retards decide to walk side by side and block the whole sidewalk


I think I would step off the sidewalk and on to the road until I pass them.

Honestly, the worst is when someone is just BARELY slower paced than you.
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