To think that normal gym etiquette is to not go at the same pace as the rower next to you?

[TwatCat]

It's just wrong.
The unwritten rule is that you have to be going slightly faster or slightly slower than the person on the rowing machine next to you. Otherwise it looks like you're in the same boat which you clearly aren't.

I've got the added problem of being ginger, and under no circumstances am I allowed to go on the equipment next to the other ginger in the room. This is very rare as I'm usually the only one. But people might think we're brother and sister.

I especially couldn't go on the rower and row at the same pace as the other ginger in the room. Can you imagine that? We'd be sibling boat rowers.

So AIBU?

😂

🤣🤣needed a laugh today!

I just do my own thing. But then I used to stroke an actual real boat, on water, so I know exactly what I'm trying to achieve from my training session and have no interest whatsoever in what the person next to me is doing (unless they too are obviously an ex/current rower, in which case I will cast an enquiring glance at their technique).

What planet are you on?

I feel ya man. I wont even enter the gym if theres someone else in there with a pink curly afro!

this is hilarious trying to picture this.

Surely it must be more annoying to go at a slightly different pace?

Did you write this OP?

waitbutwhy.com/2014/01/the-great-perils-of-social-interaction.html

I love this post. It’s made my day.

Nope, I always need to win. It's my own personal challenge.

🤣🤣🤣 and people say MN has gone to the dogs

Utterly bonkers.

😂😂😂 Couldn’t agree more OP!

I find it easier just to not even consider setting foot in the gym when anyone else may conceivably be thinking about being there, it avoids any awkward situations.

That's my story... I'm sticking to it.

What???

Just what i needed today. I hate it when people squeeze into a full weights class too. It invades my personal space!

What a load of bollocks, i couldnt care less what pace others are going i just do my own thing....oh snd im a ginger too whatever that has to do with it

I will converge to the pace of the tower next to me unless they go very fast or slow. It’s nice being in the same boat!

Hahahaha

😂😂😂 no more than one ginger at a time

I’ve heard if two gingers row on rowing machines at the same pace, somewhere a puppy will die.

True story

For those of you who don't see that the OP posted this in a lighthearted way, have you just come from netmums?

@NoisingUpNissan are you ok hun

Im ginger btw.

No puppies were harmed in the making of this comment.

PPS i think the OP was joshing

ahahhhahah