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Quiet Walking

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ChellyT · 08/12/2023 01:50

FFS please don't pounce on me being out of touch or whatever BUT I recently heard of this 'new trend' of quiet walking without headphones in, without listening to music, without listening to a podcasts or audio book or chatting on the phone just walking... And here I go 'Back in my day it was called going for a walk'

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chatw0o0 · 08/12/2023 05:21

that's how I walk every day! I can't do it with headphones on, as I like to be aware when crossing the road (etc).

ithinkthatmaybeimdreaming · 08/12/2023 04:41

FelicityBeedle · 08/12/2023 04:07

But people aren’t saying they invented it, there saying it’s not the norm for them but it’s something worth trying? And because it’s new to them, they’ve given it a name.

There are a lot of things which aren't the norm for me and I've never tried. I don't presume to give them a "name" however just because of that.

Quiet walking is just walking, whether you've done it before or not.

FelicityBeedle · 08/12/2023 04:07

But people aren’t saying they invented it, there saying it’s not the norm for them but it’s something worth trying? And because it’s new to them, they’ve given it a name.

pooonastick · 08/12/2023 03:40

This nearly tipped me over the edge. My teen announced that this was a thing. It's nuts how they think they have invented something new. I like to try and keep up with all that is new so I can try and understand and keep relevant. However not this " new thing"

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ChellyT · 08/12/2023 03:17

HoHoHoliday · 08/12/2023 01:54

That's not a new trend, that's just... walking.
What is it with people these days, thinking they are inventing everything all over again. Argh! It drives me mad.
See also - so-called "hacks" on social media. I see them and think, that's not a hack, that's just how people do it, how people have done it for decades.

So it seems we've been on trend for decades 😎

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ChellyT · 08/12/2023 03:15

JaneJeffer · 08/12/2023 01:51

Back in my day it was called getting from A to Z

Yes!

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ithinkthatmaybeimdreaming · 08/12/2023 02:29

Yes, and I do it almost every day of my life! Honestly, why do so many young people think they invented something that the rest of us have been doing for years?

Devilsmommy · 08/12/2023 02:24

Social media has got alot to answer for🙄

namechangenanny · 08/12/2023 02:08

Hahahahahaha I'll now be wondering how many folk in my local park are quiet walking and how many are, like me, just walking 🚶‍♀️

XenoBitch · 08/12/2023 01:58

I had no idea this was a thing. Sounds ridiculous.

HoHoHoliday · 08/12/2023 01:54

That's not a new trend, that's just... walking.
What is it with people these days, thinking they are inventing everything all over again. Argh! It drives me mad.
See also - so-called "hacks" on social media. I see them and think, that's not a hack, that's just how people do it, how people have done it for decades.

JaneJeffer · 08/12/2023 01:51

Back in my day it was called getting from A to Z