The other day I was walking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
which was teeming with pedestrians. It was hard enough just dodging others when
an obstacle presented itself which one could hardly traverse. There, in the
middle of the sidewalk, were two 30-somethings women carrying on a conversation, arrogantly
oblivious to the fact that their side by side baby carriages created a barrier
that allowed very little room to go around and inconvenienced all that tried. Not
one of the pedestrians said a word. Many
just shot the two evil glances and others mumbled under their breath. And I
know why. What those pedestrians knew was that saying anything would be
useless, which I discovered when I told the two chatterboxes that they were
blocking foot traffic. The expected responses of “I’m sorry” or moving the
carriages was replaced with “f**k you, mind your own business”. When will I learn?
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