All of our grocery aisles have arrows indicating the direction to walk in so we won’t accidentally come within 6 feet of another human. There are entry and exit signs on the floor at the start of each aisle. It’s really crazy in the produce section where there are no aisles per se but directional arrows on the floor.
Shopping is a sprint activity for me and everyone moves too slowly for me, so even if I manage to be going in the right direction, I will inevitably come upon someone browsing or moving like a snail and have to excuse myself as I dash by them. Mostly, we all go the direction we want, so if we run into someone going in the correct direction, we just look surprised that we entered the wrong way and apologize. It’s insane and the authorities are trying to make the insanity seem normal.
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I look ahead as I walk, not necessarily down. Shopping one day I saw, quite by accident, little arrows (and little feet, like dance instruction) showing me which way I should go.
I chose to ignore the childish instructions and offer no apology.
Shopping one day I saw, quite by accident, little arrows (and little feet, like dance instruction) showing me which way I should go.
I chose to ignore the childish instructions and offer no apology.
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That’s funny! Politeness is a Canadian flaw, so we apologize. And we do so even when others bump into us. It’s insincere and annoying to me, but ...
Several posters tonight have me lol. Thanks to all of you. If I posted “That was funny!” as often as I laugh out loud, deks would send me to slide prison. Please know that I appreciate the wonderful humour more often than I say.