though i 'd never encountered any earths on which time itself seemed subjectively altered-earths on which everyone seemed to ta-a-a-l-lk-k ... r-e-e-a-l ... s-l-o-o-w ... or earths where everyoneranaroundliketheywereinanoldsilentmovieandtheyalltalkedlikethis ! -still , most people knew that time passed quicker or slower in some planes as opposed to others .