So my girlfriend and I moved to DC and have never lived in an actual city as adults. Everywhere we go, we seem to constantly get stuck behind people walking slow as fuck(we both walk at a rather brisk pace). We catch glances from people that just seem to be appalled by the fact that we walked around them. We also seem seem to always be the ones having to move out of the way, often times walking in the street or grass because people walking the other way walk so spread out and just don’t acknowledge the fact that they aren’t the only people in the world and don’t respect other people’s personal space. 

We experience this everywhere, from the streets to the metro stations, including when people stand on both sides of the escalators when it’s just a social norm to move to the right to let people walk up if they choose.

So I’ve decided to refuse to move out of everyone else’s way and start shoulder checking people that walk to close and just expect me to move for them. 

Why should I constantly be the one going out of my way to be considerate to those that choose not to acknowledge themselves being, what I feel, is inconsiderate and disrespectful to other people and their personal space?