06-27-2019, 04:31 PM
I'm a fairly tall man, and in addition to the aimless perambulators that MAVIC describes, us folks also have to deal with the social discomfort of inevitably catching up to shorter people, usually women.
I understand the sensation of someone approaching you from behind may be semi-alarming, but I just thought I would take this opportunity to say it's not any fun for us either. Yes, we can plod along at your pace, but then it feels like we're stalking you.
I dunno. Maybe we should all wear little rear-view mirrors.
Edit: Also, when you slow walkers suddenly realize someone's catching up to you and you jerk your head around in alarm, should we look at you? Stare straight ahead? Pretend we're distracted by something across the street? I know - we should probably excuse ourselves in a friendly way (for what?), but that's asking a lot for some of us scandihoovians.
I understand the sensation of someone approaching you from behind may be semi-alarming, but I just thought I would take this opportunity to say it's not any fun for us either. Yes, we can plod along at your pace, but then it feels like we're stalking you.
I dunno. Maybe we should all wear little rear-view mirrors.
Edit: Also, when you slow walkers suddenly realize someone's catching up to you and you jerk your head around in alarm, should we look at you? Stare straight ahead? Pretend we're distracted by something across the street? I know - we should probably excuse ourselves in a friendly way (for what?), but that's asking a lot for some of us scandihoovians.