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Got shouted at on street

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chokerchain · 18/04/2020 18:09

Myself and my young son we're out for a walk today getting some exercise, keeping to ourselves, trying to be respectful of others, moving out of the way to let folk past, and generally trying to mind our own business.
We were walking side by side and coming to a busy underpass.
A couple starting literally shouting at us for not respecting social distancing rules.
Apparently we should have been walking single file and moving further out of their way. I was go smacked and so so upset. As was my wee boy. It was so unreasonable.
And I couldn't think of a good reply at the time.
Just want to vent really. I think if you are so anxious or paranoid to be in an area where other people are sharing a road/footpath, then you really shouldn't be out of the house at all...
I had been reasonably upbeat and sensible about the lockdown in general, but this has made me really really low...

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puffinandkoala · 19/04/2020 13:25

Couples and families need to walk single file when people are approaching. At the moment, in my experience, most are not, although some stop and wait at the side for you to pass. You don't actually need to do that, walking single file is sufficient.

I was out for a run this morning and thought it would definitely help to have one way pavements. Except that so many roads only have pavements on one side. The reason we're getting so many conflicts is that people in the UK have zero pavement discipline. A keep left policy would be helpful as well.

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