That's right. I'm talking to you. You, the person who is completely unaware of your surroundings. You need to MOVE! Step aside. Sashay away. Proceed your walking. Move away. Begone!
This myTake is dedicated to all of those who completely disregard other people who are nearby, by dilly-dallying wherever you may be, as if you're the only person in the entire world.
1. Stopping in the middle of the street
Why? Why would you do this? Everyone is going from point A to point B and are trying to get there as fast as possible, with as few interruptions as possible. I don't care if you suddenly realized you're lost. I don't care if you bumped into an old friend and you decide that it's the perfect opportunity to set up camp in the middle of the sidewalk to talk about the past 10 years. I don't care if you suddenly got a text about your cat dying. You. Don't. Suddenly. Stop. In. The. Middle. Of. The. Street. If you really have to stop for whatever ungodly reason, move to the side where you won't disrupt the constant flow of people walking.
2. Stopping at a shop entrance
This happens all the time and it's so frustrating. Why in the world would you walk up to a shop and then just stop? As if you suddenly don't remember what the hell you're even doing there in the first place. If you don't know what the hell you're doing there or if you're trying to locate a specific item, start by actually entering the shop, perhaps. Then move to the side and figure yourself out, so that customers can enter and exit freely. Maybe it'll jog your memory and you'll suddenly realize why you're even there. And, you know, if you're looking for a specific item, you're more likely to find it if you walk around a little. Staring blankly at the shelves right in the middle of the entrance is not a good strategy.
3. Stopping at the top or bottom of an escalator
No. No. Why? Why would you do this? Do you actually want to create a domino effect and have all the people on the damn escalator fall over each other? Because that's what you're going to do if you decide to stop right after stepping off of it. The escalator keeps moving, you know, even though you're not on it anymore. Other people are still on it. If you want to locate something specific at the mall, STEP THE FUCK ASIDE thanks. This also applies to those stepping off an elevator.
4. Not letting the passengers of a bus/train/tram hop off before you try to hop on
Move! The vehicle won't drive away before you get the chance to hop on, if that's what you're so afraid of. Patiently wait and make room for everyone to hop off before pushing yourself in. This gives everyone more space to move around inside the vehicle, it will be easier for you to find an open seat, and everyone will just be merry over the fact that the whole thing went a million times smoother. This also applies to entering any type of building. If someone happens to want to exit at the same time you want to enter, let them exit first.
4. Taking up an entire aisle at the grocery store
Placing your cart horisontally in a vertical aisle will not only make you look like a complete asshole, but it will also efficiently block people who are trying to get through. No shit, right? Yet people still don't seem to understand this. Move your damn cart to the side and let people get through.
5. Walking with your squad
No, you're not cool. It might be an efficient way to have a single conversation with all of your friends if you all walk side by side. I get it, you don't want to have to turn around all the time to keep talking or to hear what they're saying. But you and your friends, you're still assholes. Taking up the entire street is shitty. Please divide yourself up into pairs and walk behind each other.
6. Walking with your squad - baby stroller edition
Need I say more? Bonus points if you do it in a store, extra bonus points if you simultaneously block everyone with your shopping cart as well! Extra extra bonus points if you let your kids run around!!
Lol. This is funny because it's painfully and absolutely true. That second picture, that's the gesture that I'm always making when I'm in a crowd. People that speed up past you and then cut you off and stop right in front of you. Whut. Why would you do that? The grocery cart thing is true. I'll admit, I take a long time deciding on things but I'll move aside as to not block anyone's way. One time, this lady came up to the meat section that I was perusing so I moved aside so she could go first - she parked her shit right in front of everything important then went on an epic fucking quest to some obscure region of the store and didn't come back, not even after 5 minutes. Whut. I pushed her cart like, 5 aisles down and left it there.
I know we're collectively getting fatter, but it always surprises me how one person can have the knack to take up the entire width of the footpath. Be it with his annoying animal, or kid, in tow, or just hovering about, aimlessly, like a zombie. Fine do it, but if you walk at 0.5 mile per hour, don't be shocked and almost startled when I really *need* to pass. I just couldn't walk that slow if I tried (and I do try - I do try and be normal), but invariably, I still need to pass. I just don't have the capacity to walk at that speed, it's seemingly consciously impossible. Obviously one needs the ability to totally switch off from one's physical surroundings. Something I just can't do. Also, I'm not *that* tall, but I'm seemingly surrounded by a bunch of Ewoks everywhere I go, whose little legs are apparently running at the pace I am walking.
Lmao can we add slow drivers, drivers who don't react to the light being green and people who block my path when I'm on my bike to the list? Oh and no more tourists stopping in the middle of the road to take pictures, very very annoying.
The bus/train thing only annoys me if I'm with an elderly person or a kid, otherwise everyone can squeeze by or bump and no issue. The random stopping when walking doesn't bug me I'll just use lateral movements and swing around rather than slow down or stop for the person.
People just don't care about others, but hopefully this will make at least one person think twice before hogging space. I've been walking behind people before and they literally just stop. It's so rude! I've experienced the case of people literally blocking a shop entrance. Do they not realise they're in an entrance and people need to get past? I think it's total ignorance and selfishness and says a lot about the person.
This reminds me of something funny that happened once. I was going up an escalator with my friend when the kid in front got his shoelace stuck in the floor mechanism tripping him up and causing a domino effect. Lucky his mum got it sorted quickly so it wasn't too bad aside from us and a few others bumping into each other at the top.
You forgot the smartphone obsessed zombie spazmoids that wander around aimlessly , never looking where they are going , I do NOT move out of their way ( this has even cost lives with morons stepping straight into busy roads ) , great take & very true.
HAHAHAHAHA COMPLETELY AGREE! I hate the people who are so unaware of their surroundings > as if they're the only people that exist on this earth. It's scientifically proven that those people are the ones with less developed empathy. Figures...
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1. Technically in America (I don't know about Finland) pedestrians always have the right of way, but some people are rather obvious. Get their ass hit then they'd want to sue. Should have watched where you was going before you became a hood ornament.
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