Why can't people walk straight
By Sanitary
@Sanitary (3968)
Singapore
October 1, 2010 9:50pm CST
I have always encounter this situation of people not walking straight. They tend to either sway from left to right or right to left. While I'm walking behind them, it's difficult for me to overtake them at all. I understand if one is carrying heavy things, they will be lose their balance a little. But some people's tendency is acting as if the whole pavement is theirs. It's worst when they are talking on the phone, walking slowly, occupying the whole pavement to themselves. There are couple of times I have to either walk on the road or on the grass patch to overtake them.
Have u encounter such people? Do u feel like scolding them?
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6 responses
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
4 Oct 10
hi sanitary!
yeah, i also encounter people like them, in the mall, in the market anywhere! sometimes it annoys me especially hen i am in hurry, aside from those who don't walk straight, i also hate those who walks very slow as if they are in the park...hehe
and i also hate those people in groups that's occupying the whole way as if they own it...
but back to those who don't walk straight, i think its really just normal that we don't walk in a straight line like models on the ramp, unless there's something in our both sides that will keep us walking in a straight line, sometimes i am also like them, but i made sure that i am not blocking anyone on my back,
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@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
4 Oct 10
Those people are selfish, ain't they? When i accidentally bump into them, they will stare at me as if it's my fault when they are the ones blocking the whole pavement. I hate it when that happens. From there, i learnt a lesson. Bump them, crave out a path for ourself and don't look back.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
6 Oct 10
lol =D I have not came across such people though.. hehe ^_^ I dun think i will ever have the chance to see them as i'm a fast walker, really fast.. lol =D I will only be overtaking others ahead of me, but seldom allowing me to ovetake me. IF the person in front is not walking straight, i will use change my direction, overtake them quickly. It's not a problem for me.. haha 
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@dream_ozn (1752)
• Singapore
2 Oct 10
Yes, I have definitely met many of these people before. But, before we criticise them, I believe we ourselves do that sometimes too.
I guess it's human tendency to walk in a slanted manner. Just take drawing lines for example. It's much simpler drawing a slanted line rather than a straight. Suppose we are talking on the phone, our brain is focusing on talking to the other person, and therefore, we lose focusing on walking straight!
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@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
2 Oct 10
That does not apply to me for sure because I'm always walking straight ahead. I keep my head up, look far front instead. Even there are people like me, but somehow they don't have a sense of direction at all. It's even worse when they are in conversations.
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@lilmisfit23 (386)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
I encounter a lot of these people especially on malls. I am a person who walks fast and I get a little irritated when someone is walking slowly in front of me so what I do is I overtake them.
But with these people they are a little unpredictable so I'm a little cautious in overtaking them because I might bump into them accidentally.
I just wait for the right opportunity to overtake them or when I'm in a bad mood I say (not directly at them) that someone seems like their walking on the moon. :P
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