People walking 3 or 4 abreast towards you!!!!!!!!!! What do you do???????

[kaligal]

You gotta wonder why they do it.

Not enough to dredge up this thread.

If you're going to bring up threads from 4 years ago, find some fun ones!

 

[dolphindan1]

This is kind of OT. At the food store there is ALWAYS someone who stops their cart in the middle on the aisle to then stare at the product selections. As if they are the only people in the store. Sometimes I will say excuse me and they still wont move.

The other day an employee stopped a Uboat in the middle of the floor filled with empty boxes and started chatting with another employee. I tried to move it out of the way and they even saw it was in my way, then decided on another tactic. I shoved my cart by knocking off some of the boxes off at the same time. Am I suppose to wait for their conversation to end before I can finish my shopping?

On this same topic...especially at wal-mart...when I am driving in the parking lot looking for a parking spot and they just walk down the middle of the driving area....I usually put vehicle in neutral and mash the gas...sometime I can sneak up close and lay on the horn..its usually the same group of people that do it...

its also the same group that will stop there buggies in the middle of the aisle and talk to someone coming the other way with their buggy...blocking the entire aisle...the other day this happend and the person just looked at me and kept on talking without even trying to move, even after I said excuse me...I stood there listening, then they broke out in laughter so I broke out in a loud laughter with them and then said now could you please get the He!! out the way...they moved then

 

[MrRomance]

Stop, fake a yawn and a stretch and take an eye out with your Mickey ice cream!

 

[Karlzmom]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the number of people on this thread that while lamenting the rudeness and self centeredness of others are perfectly willing to use physical means to make sure the other party knows they are to be respected. Seriously, its absolutely incredible how many people seem willing, ready and able to throw down over darn near anything.....and yes, I do think the "shoulder out there a bit" or the "elbow that comes out" or other such is an escalation of the situation. Get over it! How many of us are even aware that when *we* stop to look at something that *we* are blocking the path for someone else.....would we take kindly to someone pushing through us, or worse if they pushed through one of our kids ! Heavens, the world would end!!! When *we* are walking and having our oh so important discussion about whether we want the dole whip now or later....don't bug us. BUT *THEM* - they need to respect us and get out of our way NOW!!

Its a vacation....with lots and lots of people who have different levels of preparation, and just as valid a reason for stopping, walking, talking etc as *we* do. Slow down, take a breath and consider for a moment being in their shoes. Not everything is a federal case.....

 

[Annadesu]

I just keep walking. Most of them will eventually move to the right or left. If not, go shoulder first so they don't run directly into you. XD

 

[Maine-iac]

I can't help but think, how is 3 across rude? What do you want the 3rd person to do? Walk behind their friends, with only their rears to look at? I am afraid I am going to be one of those Rude People At Disney then this October. I'm going with my mom and dad, and I'll be darned if I will spend the whole time walking behind them, like I am being punished or something. So we need to come to terms. If we are walking 3 across and see you and your coming our way, we both need to be polite and try to avoid each other. I won't blindly continue along my way and plow into you, I will give you the space to pass, as long as you all promise to do the same.

I agree. Maybe they are just strolling and enjoying the park. It is hard to talk in single file. The guy on the end has to yell to the guy in the front when he wants to say something. As long as they make way for you I see no problem. I can see how too many across can be bothersome. When there is that many they should group. Or what about parents holding the hands of their children?

We have got to remember that not all guests are on a mission like we are.

You could be planning 30 feet out how you are gonna bust the line then when you are ready to strike the line opens for you.

 

[Scarlett81]

You could be planning 30 feet out how you are gonna bust the line then when you are ready to strike the line opens for you.

Love that.


I go around them. I'm too busy/excited to care...just want to get where I'm going next.

 

[fbarker]

Its a vacation....with lots and lots of people who have different levels of preparation, and just as valid a reason for stopping, walking, talking etc as *we* do. Slow down, take a breath and consider for a moment being in their shoes. Not everything is a federal case.....[/QUOTE]


Great point, it's a vacation one of the reasons we are all at WDW is to forget about the real world for awhile and it's just best to avoid any confrontation. You are not going to teach these people a lesson!! and as it has been pointed out everyone is on their own little world trying to enjoy their own vacation......But those people with strollers who use them as to clear their paths!!! ouch!!

 

[Lucky4me]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the number of people on this thread that while lamenting the rudeness and self centeredness of others are perfectly willing to use physical means to make sure the other party knows they are to be respected. Seriously, its absolutely incredible how many people seem willing, ready and able to throw down over darn near anything.....and yes, I do think the "shoulder out there a bit" or the "elbow that comes out" or other such is an escalation of the situation. Get over it! How many of us are even aware that when *we* stop to look at something that *we* are blocking the path for someone else.....would we take kindly to someone pushing through us, or worse if they pushed through one of our kids ! Heavens, the world would end!!! When *we* are walking and having our oh so important discussion about whether we want the dole whip now or later....don't bug us. BUT *THEM* - they need to respect us and get out of our way NOW!!

Its a vacation....with lots and lots of people who have different levels of preparation, and just as valid a reason for stopping, walking, talking etc as *we* do. Slow down, take a breath and consider for a moment being in their shoes. Not everything is a federal case.....

ITA
to add to that, I can't even recall the last time I saw people walking like that coming towards me. It's usually by 2's, not groups.
Life is way too short to even be thinking about this topic! (yes I just used up one minute of my life replying to it, I know. lol)

 

[mom2maggie]

I go around. At most something like this might slow someone down a couple of SECONDS. Is it worth being a jerk to get somewhere two seconds faster?

 

[quigs3]

Had this happen for the umpteenth time on our last trip to Disney, and I was finally fed up and plowed right through this group that was taking up the entire sidewalk. I led with my shoulders, and actually knocked this teenage boy off balance and he squealed like a girl. It was quite the joke with my kids for the rest of the trip, and now they call me Linebacker Mom!

 

[klmall]

I agree with those who say that we should just get over it and walk around them etc. but I do think we need to acknowledge that this is part of a pattern of behavior we see more and more in life today.

Whether it is a person who stacks 20 items on the <10 items express line at the grocery store or walks up to the front of line at the cashier and insists on getting attention instead of waiting etc. or butts into the head of a merge lane at a ramp of an expressway, it's behavior that is tolerated but bothers others.

I don't let it get in the way of my enjoyment of WDW but it bothers me some.

 

[Dr. M]

My family and I usually walk 3 abreast because of our 4 children, especially in crowds. My husband and I usually have a firm grip on each of our children, one in each hand especially after wishes when they can easily get separated from us. Sometimes I am able to lead one child ahead of me while holding the hand of another child behind me, but not always...please don't plough through us.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

How do I say this....I'm a fairly petite person. Often times the others look like linebackers to me, so I feel I have little choice but to move aside.

For me, it doesn't have to be a group of five, Sometimes one or two poeple are an obsticle for me. I always try to duck to the right a little , but if the other person won't give an inch, my ducking 3/4 the way isn't enough. I can't understand why some folks think they shouldn't have to give room AT ALL.

Not to drum the stroller issue...but is downright scary when you are pushing an infant in a stroller and the oncoming person is a full sized adult! Simply crashing into the adult is NOT an option since it could lead to severe injury of the infant. ( A 200+ lb person landing on a 20lb infant is not going to end well for the infant.)

But what really adds insult to injury is when these same folks glare or make nasty comments under their breath.
Gnerally, I try not to let it bother me, but sometimes it does irritate me a little...

My guess is that many folks really HAVE no idea how to a.) behave in a crowd, or b.) have little ability with spacial relations. Sometimes I think these might be the same folks you see that have huge difficulty parking and unparking.

 

[WheelCEO]

I wonder how many people posting in this thread are guilty of doing this themselves

 

[btherrien]

At 6'3" and about 235lbs I usually stay the course and see if they can move me. Generally they part and go around or stop dead when they run into me.

 

[Maine-iac]

I wonder how many people posting in this thread are guilty of doing this themselves

Me
Who has stopped suddenly while walking? Me
Who has run into the people in front of them because they were not paying
attention? Me

None of it was done on purpose or to piss someone off.

When I am at Disney I am in la la land ....impossible to stop and think about everything I do.

 

[CatelynnMarie]

i'll usually say something inappropriate under my breath, but loud enough so they hear, then when/if they look strangely at me and my party, i'll give them one of these:

 

[kirstenb1]

It depends on what weapons you have and what they have. If I´m armed with a single stroller and they have a scooter I get the heck out. If I have a double and they don´t have anything I plow on. The combinations are endless but the principle is the same.