Men DO NOT have right of way!

Definitely not exclusive to men. Just ignorant, entitled people who think they’re more important than others.

When I was living in London and Manchester and walked around a lot, I found I was regularly having to walk on the road to pass oncoming groups of people.

In the end I got fed up of being the one to put myself in an unsafe place, or squeeze out of the way while others walked two or more abreast along pavements. So I started to go as far as I could to the side of the pavement, but not step into the road or squeeze myself out of the way, I’d just walk normally, leaving more than enough room for people to pass on the other side.

The amount of people I walked into is staggering. They had enough room, they just expected me to either step into the road or use less space than one person needs to walk through. Just so they can stay two or more abreast!

The funniest was actually a woman. Massive wide pavement, I was on the shop side of the pavement, there was a homeless man on the floor so I couldn’t physically stay against the wall else I’d have stood on him, so I was just away from the wall. Still loads of room for people to pass me two or more abreast.

group of women walking towards me about four abreast. I kept my path and the one coming towards me didn’t move. I was braced for impact, she thought she was more important than me and assumed I’d stop or something?! Anyway, I didn’t. Walked right into her and she nearly fell backward. She was ASTOUNDED and had the audacity to turn to me and say “excuuuseee ME” so I just yelled “well how much space do you want?!”

ignorant cow.

It's not a new thing OP but our awareness of it is quite new. You tend to notice it more as you get older because you come to realise that some lots of men were nicer/helpful to you when you were younger because,well ...and it's only when you reach middle-age that the truly good men were always going to be helpful and polite and will step aside.

That's appalling. I hope you've clocked some of them with the stick if possible while remaining safe.

I was playing patriarchy chicken at work one day, and Dave eventually stopped, right in front of me, and said, "oh, I thought you were going to hug me." Why would you think that? Especially in the middle if the main, busy corridor at work? I was just walking on the left, because that was the rule at school.

I’ve been known to say deadpan to brusque, pushy men ‘no-no, you go ahead, you look very important.’

They even play it with me when I am in my wheelchair/ using my stick

London Victoria is a top venue for patriarchy chicken at commuter time. I can take a barge to the side, have sharp elbows and they look so confused.

I noticed this about 10 years ago when I was about 50.
I often play patriarchy chicken, although I didn't know it had a name!
I just keep to the line that I'm walking, not in a rude way, and when a bloke realises I'm not going to give way the look of confusion on their face is amazing!

I have all sorts of people do it to me, shock horror even women

I haven’t had this with older men. But have had younger men and women try and barge past me. So as a rule I just stand my ground and run over any fucker that gets in my way, children, old people, disabled people, pets the pope. No one is discriminated against 👊🏾

yy patriarchy chicken.

I can't play any more, I am too feeble and tottery but I used to square up to oncoming blokes and give them a rictus grin at their shock.

It's called Patriarchy Chicken - when you, a mere woman, refuse to continue to get out of the way of men on pavements.