Some random person is walking next to you at the same speed as you. Now what?
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Create distance using any plausible excuse. My usual go to is just pretending I've got a notification on your phone to pause a bit
Not gonna be speeding up though, that's just weird....or me being too lazy to race random strangers lol
Not gonna be speeding up though, that's just weird....or me being too lazy to race random strangers lol
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I'm usually a "speeding up" kind of guy, but this strategy is also highly effective.
We lock eyes and I imagine how I'm going to fight this predator off. Lots of people know martial arts these days so I'd assume he'd know BJJ or kickboxing or karate. How experienced? Idk that's hard to say as I observe his posture and make an educated guess. There is now no escape for either of us, the combat has begun.
I walk pretty damn fast, even on leisurely strolls, so if someone is randomly walking as fast as I am and I notice, they're going to notice too.
Which means we got a conversation starter and I have a walking buddy until one of us gets to where we need to be. Just like a driving buddy on road trips.
Which means we got a conversation starter and I have a walking buddy until one of us gets to where we need to be. Just like a driving buddy on road trips.
I feel seen OP, glad to know it's not just me that finds this awkward. Usually I try to increase my pace but if they catch up again I just take out the good old phone and grow some distance.
I'll generally slow down a bit, check my phone and stop for a few seconds unless I'm in a rush. I don't like walking a few paces ahead or behind people, so a slight speed up/slow down to me is as uncomfortable as walking together with a stranger. If I have somewhere to be or I'm in a rush I'll just keep walking alongside them and ignore them.
I'd love to see this situation play out when the other guy has the same plan :D
I'm usually walking at top speed anyway, so my options are limited. I would probably try walking at the same speed, just to see if the other person adjusts their stride.
this.
Or don't just stop, do the "look at phone, oh shit i gotta go ... the other way" thing (like as if you forgot something or got a text to head somewhere else).
I'm usually listening to music so I really don't care about this sort of thing. I'm doing my own thing
That's my point, if they start walking super fast just to take over me when I'm already walking quickly, I'd just let them. I'd still be walking quickly lol.
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OP
Yeah, that's a tough one.
Here's another annoying situation: you increase your pace and overtake the person, only to come to a halt at a zebra crossing due to a red light. In the meantime, the person catches up with you so the whole process has to start over again. Madness.
The answer should be obvious. You stop and immediately bend down to tie your shoes, narrowly avoiding the sword that would've cut off your head.
Probably just turn my head and stare until they leave my personal space or ask if I can help them with something in an annoyed tone. Unless it was like NYC or something. That's just due to human traffic.
It is - after all - the only way to exchange long protein strings.
Depending on the speed, if we're moving at a slow pace, I'll speed up, if we're moving at a faster pace I'll slow down.
I find it way more awkward when I'm trying to overtake someone and they're walking only like 0.000001mph slower than me so it takes forever lmao. JUST LET ME PAST.
In summer I'd slow down, because I'm not gonna sweat even more than I already am because of some random dude.
In winter I'd speed up to see who's faster.
In winter I'd speed up to see who's faster.
Nah, speed up and see if I can provoke him to speed up as well so we can have a little footrace :)
damn i'm listening to some giorgio moroder and this .gif synchronised perfectly
Nah, speed up and see if I can provoke him to speed up as well so we can have a little footrace :)
