You’re walking along a path and another person approaches from the opposite direction.
Do you tilt your head to signify which direction around them you intend to go? Is that head tilt understood by others?
Should we start pointing also?
Install hand blinkers?
No, never heard of people doing that and most likely wouldn’t understand it. I generally just pass people on the right, seems to be what 99% of people are doing as well so it’s rarely an issue. If it’s a really narrow path I might just step to whichever side is safer and let them pass.
I choose right too because America drives on the right. Interestingly, Japanese tend to walk on the right too despite driving on the left.
The left vs right thing in Japan depends on the city. Particularly for escalators. Some places will have signs that say to stand on left while others say to stand on right. Others also say not to walk on the escalator, but people always ignore that.
Some recreational trails will have signage reminding people to keep to the right unless passing around someone
I feel like that’s generally understood to be the standard
Naw, but we do nod our heads to one another in passing greeting. It’s a way of life in Philly.
Only if eye contact is made. Otherwise, hand gestures.
I’m just stop and wait. I have implement in my human system this function that when see someone approching is trigged, no need to extra variables its just start with waiting till that someone is passed, then function end.
what if both parties apply this strategy?
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I usually walk in their way on purpose, until we bump together. In the following intense moment, I maintain eye contact until we are near enough to kiss. Then we start making out on the street. In the end I wake up and realize I won’t ever get into this situation anyway as I never leave the basement.
No absolutely not. This is the first I’ve ever heard about it and don’t intend to start
No those seemingly harmless encounters are meant to be small games of chicken. whoever budges and makes way for the other male has just become the submissive male.
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