Do you get annoyed When people get in your way?

@Java09 (3075)
United States
February 17, 2010 2:25pm CST
When you are out in public walking and someone is walking in front of you,or better yet a whole group of people are walking in front of you,what do you do?would you get annoyed?Say you are shopping and someone is looking ona shelf at food and you want to grab something of that shelf and they will not move.Doesn't this bother you?What do you do?Do you just say excuse me?What if you said excise me and the person just ignored you and kept and creeping in your way?How do you handle these types of problems?
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@yresh12 (3212)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
It really depends on my mood. Sometimes I'm really annoyed with them, especially when I'm in a hurry and I need to go somewhere. I really hate it.Most of the time I just keep my mouth shut and not say a thing. I could really be a nuisance when am angry...
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@Java09 (3075)
• United States
18 Feb 10
Usually when I have to be some where at a certain time,I feel annoyed about it.but I don't say anything,I just feel mad and keep it to myself.Other people probably feel in a big hurry too.
18 Feb 10
I'm usually the one holding up everyone else :-D I can only walk slowly with the aid of a walking stick but I do try to keep out of the way so others can get past me. What does get me sometimes is the number of people of who moan and groan behind me instead of just asking me nicely so they can get past. Perhaps I should have a rearview mirror fitted to my glasses :-D
@Java09 (3075)
• United States
2 May 10
I'm not trying to insult anyone.What put this in my head is that I notice when I shop people rush me up and down the aisles.I have trouble shopping because people are rude about it.They're always in such a hurry.I like to take my time so I remember everything I need from the store.Alot of times when people rush me ,I get frustrated and just go check out and leave the store,when I'm not even done.I understand how you don't like being rushed.
@ykkkuan (59)
• China
18 Feb 10
Hello Java, I do not get annoy with that kind of person. Now i more understand rather than think about why those who are stoping me to grab food. I think every where are full of many hurry people, and no need for me to annoy about others mindless behavior. When i find a bunch of persons crowd in front of shelf, i would rather give up to buy what i want or get a similar one than wait for them leaving. Comparing someone get in my way with lot of people are here, i choose the former.:) I hate dirty air caused by too muany people gathering in the same time and at one place, and, it always makes me feel impatient.
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@nykel88 (999)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
I don't like people walking in a slow pace. I easily get angry when they do that and try to overtake them before I am late in class. As a person I'm time conscious so I am really annoyed for those person who seems to be slow.
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18 Feb 10
Some of us can't walk quickly, and even with my walking sticks I find it hard to move easily.
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@flzabala (42)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
I easily get annoyed when people walking in front of me are so slow ( except for old people) because they are chatting and the walkway is narrow. I always say excuse me and pass by them. Sometimes people think that it is rude but I think if they are in my way they are the first one to show rudeness. Insensitivity.
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• United States
18 Feb 10
honestly i do get annoyed. Some people do not have coordination when it comes to walking and because im short it just makes it difficult for a guy like me to walk around and this tall gigantor walks all over me, but thats just what i think
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Feb 10
hi java09 well of course I get irked but then I stop and think, okay they were here first, so I will just wait a little while as this is all small stuff. If I am fifteen minutes later so whatthe food I want to buy will still be there. I have read the book Dont Sweat the Small Stuff and most of it is small stuff. After all we do not own the store so we can't really say sorry you're in my way, move it buster. I save excuse me then I grab whatever it was I was after and go on to the rest of my shopping. this is not going to get my goat at all.
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@MrKennedy (1978)
18 Feb 10
If I am in a hurry, it will be slightly annoying when somebody gets in my way, but I understand that it is not their fault However, what DOES grate on my nerves is when I ask somebody to move, and they just continue standing in the same spot until I have to shout at them to get them out of the way
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
17 Feb 10
It is not the fact that they get in my way that annoys me. Okay, that does annoy me, just a little bit. However, those people who try and me over like I am nothing is something. They go by you, without so much of an excuse me. As for what I say, it depends on the situation. If its in a very public place, I tend not to make too big of a deal about it. I just bite my tongue and bare it. At times, I do say excuse me but those people just barely acknowledge me at all. Perhaps they cannot fully comprehend that there is a person where they are walking. I do not know but it frustrates me.
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@warvial (1146)
• Singapore
18 Feb 10
If there are other paths for me to overtake them, it's perfectly fine for me. But if they are blocking my way and taking their own sweet time walking their own pace, then it will greatly depends on whether my mood is good and if I am rushing for time. If I am, then I will asked them to excuse for a path. If I wanted something from the shelf, I will wait for a while but if the person refused to move, I will just go ahead and grab what I want while apologizing for the "cut-in" movement. It definitely bothers me in many ways when I am at my own pace doing my stuffs and getting stopped by people but in terms of walking and shopping, I can only get frustrated but nothing else further because simply I don't own them. If I don't get to achieve what I want to do, then I just leave it as it is and find other alternatives such as walk another alternate route, come back later to get the stuffs etc
@phoenix8606 (4942)
17 Feb 10
Yes, I do! well, if it is only one person, who is walking against me or in front of me, and don't make me way to pass by, I maybe not get angry/annoyed, but when a group of 4+ people walk against/in front of me and don't let me pass by, then I get really angry, ohh, how angry i get. I am not person who like to quarrel or fight with others, but really hate when someone do this to me
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@phynx15 (248)
• India
1 May 10
No, i don't get much annoyed, i just accept that this kind of people are also there in this world and they are one type of unique variety. We all are of different nature living in the same world so it is good to learn to tolerate with one another. If you can't learn to be happy with your surrounding, you will never be happy anytime, and any where. Happy mylotting