People who walk in the road to get around you

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Bit of an odd question but I’m curious what others do in this situation…
narrow path, singe buggy, move over for oncoming pedestrian who steps into the road unnecessarily. Then shouts ‘ thanks for forcing me into traffic you selfish b*tch.’
So in this case are you supposed to thank someone for walking in the road to avoid passing you on the path despite there being space to?
Obviously if the path was taken up by say a double buggy you’d thank them/apologise for them not being able to walk past, but in this case it was a dramatic action on their behalf surely?
Ive had plenty of people walk in the road to get around me if they’re in a rush or whatever (I live in a very busy town) and I’ve done it before without my children in tow, I’ve never expected a thank you for it because they’re being convenient for themselves not doing a favour for the person ‘in the way’.
stepping aside for someone or waiting until they pass if the path is narrow of course warrants a thank you but this is specifically about people walking around by using the road.
So was the comment fair or was he just an idiot!?

You should say thank you if someone steps into the road because you’re using the whole pavement.
Pushing a buggy doesn’t make you immune to manners.

He was a misogynist who seized an opportunity to have a go at a woman. Most pavements will accommodate two people passing each other. Pity him, he must have had a rough divorce or been dumped by someone who saw good sense 😂 angry people are never happy people.

If I step in the road I will generally look at the person I'm passing and exchange a smile/nod. If they don't even look my way I think to myself 'rude'.

It annoys me when folk are holding hands with children too and I’m forced into the road. They can walk tandem for the 3 seconds it takes to pass.
I’m a woman and the furthest from a misogynist.

I think someone got their knickers in a twist, he sounds delightful.

I’ll usually walk in the road, if it’s not possible I’ll squeeze in tight and say something/ smile what have you.

If so m done walks in the road to step around you due to the buggy (or in my case, dog) , you should thank them or acknowledge it. However, he did sound rude.

He was an arsehole - making a big drama about it by stepping unnecessarily into the road. Would he have said the same to a bloke who was bigger than him? Like hell he would.

Expecting common courtesy from someone does not make him an arsehole.

Swearing at somebody does, however.

You should have said thank you and he should have been polite.

He was just a nasty little man, probably looking for an excuse to spit vitriol at a woman.

The OP says he stepped unnecessarily into the road as she was steering the buggy to make more space for him.

That's not a normal scenario. Only a complete horse's ass would be so abusive.

I recall an older couple getting huffy with me when I tried to go around them (they were taking up the entire path) but I didn't call them names that's disproportionate

It was unnecessary from ops pov, you need to remember that other people may have a number of issues or problems that mean the space available wasn't sufficient.
He was rude but perhaps you were the 5th person who he had to walk in the road for that day.

There lots to consider, but it doesn't hurt op to say thank you.

I had some woman make a passive aggressive remark in a similar situation except she was on a bike, and shouldn't have been on the pavement in the first place! I told her not to get on her moral high horse when she's the one breaking the law 🙄

I wasn’t using the whole path, I had a single buggy and moved over further so he had plenty of space to walk past.

"You should say thank you if someone steps into the road because you’re using the whole pavement"
she wasn't

"perhaps you were the 5th person who he had to walk in the road for"
he didn't

During COVID a few of us were walking in the woods, the path was about 15ft wide, we kept to one side. As we walked past a dog walker they went in between the trees, I assumed they were letting their dog do it's business. But as we walked by the dog walker shouted a passive aggressive "you're welcome". They had moved aside for us, on a 15 ft wide path. I had no idea. 🙃

Sounds like everyone forgot their manners

Thanks everyone, I would always thank someone for moving aside for me but I had no idea he would do this as there was space for him to walk past me. People are way too passive aggressive these days.

“I would always thank someone for moving aside”.

Except you didn’t and when he reacted you call him out on here and call him passive aggressive.

There are so many posts on here about how rude society is getting. OP you’re an example of why. He was wrong to swear but your lack of basic courtesy is his reaction.

She clearly said she did move aside for him but for whatever reason he decided the space was insufficient for him. On a narrow path sometimes there’s not a lot you can do, and people with baby buggies (even double ones!) are allowed to go out for walks using the footpath.

I honestly cannot believe people get in a huff about having to walk on the edge of the road rather than the pavement for a couple of seconds for any reason whatsoever. I do it all the time without thinking about it. Are people really so fragile that they can’t handle stepping off a path for a second?

Also, he wasn’t passive-aggressive, he was aggressive-aggressive. Passive-aggressive would be saying im
a miffed voice, “Well! It must be nice to own the footpath!”

Maybe you could say thanks it doesn’t hurt but a man calling a women with a pram with a child in it a selfish bitch makes him an a total bellend

These types would not dream of saying anything to another bloke.

I had no idea he would do this as there was space for him to walk past me

read properly before spouting made up scenarios. If there was no space for him to walk past I would have said thank you. There was ample space yet he decided to walk in the road. For all I knew he was crossing the road or whatever. I’m not rude in the slightest thank you very much, however you are.

OP clearly says move over for oncoming pedestrian who steps into the road unnecessarily i.e. she did move over first