Not many people know what walk wrath is, it is road rages' unknown pedestrian brother. It is really only common among people who live in crowded urban areas, relying on walking as their main form of transportation. I myself suffer from this terrible disease.
There are two main triggering factors for a sufferer of walk wrath.
1. the slow walker who meanders from point A to point B. The sufferer usually gets stuck behind this person or group of people, especially when they are in a hurry. This causes frustration and anger.
2. the unobservant walker. The sufferer is walking along, conscious of all the people around them, ready to bob or weave through the crowd of walkers when the moment presents itself. When all of a sudden another person just walks right in front of you and cuts you off completely. This drives the sufferer crazy due to the sudden unsuspected interruption and delay in their walk.
This is a horrible condition that many downtown Torontonians suffer from. So next time you see a person traveling up a stream of people like a trout, please remember to give them lots of space and keep your distance because they are most likely suffering the Walk Wrath, and they will punch you if you get in their way.
This has been a public service announcement.
3 comments:
When I am walking with focus and a destination I like to try to draft people as much as possible. A technique borrowed from racing, it involves finding someone who is moving at an acceptable pace and "breaking through" the crowd for you. If you follow closely enough you can use the hole that the person is creating for his or her self. It works really well in school hallways.
I love that technique. Although if i am with my friend Will, i make him clear the path..he can clear a path like nobody's business
I used to suffer from Walk Wrath quite a bit when I was a Downtown Torontonian. It's not so bad now that I'm in Kingston but some wounds just don't heal. I will always suffer.
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