I was walking through the farmer's market today when I heard a British voice behind me say, "For f***'s sake, come on!"
I stopped and asked the person who passed me if he was talking to me. His response:
"Walk in a straight line!"
He said this as he stomped away, so I quickly threw in, "I'm sorry sir, but this is a market, and people walk around." By that point, he was probably busy cursing someone else's back. There was a small part of me that wanted to inform him that his accent was crude and lower-class, but I refrained. It was probably enough for one of us to throw a childish tantrum.
Once, when someone asked me if I could drive, I joked, "Dude, I can't even walk straight." But unless I'm meandering aimlessly in a farmer's market, I don't think my footpath is much wavier than anyone else's. The odd thing about having a blind spot is that you're never entirely sure whether you're normal in any respect. But, then again, 20/20 vision doesn't seem to solve that either.
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I would not know.. I can't stand people who sway back and forth in front of me. But as for myself, I walk fairly strait. I tend to follow the lines on the sidewalks.
I buildings or stores, or schools, I tend to walk close to the wall. It guides me, and I feel safe. Not to mention it was taught to me when I started doing judo, as a self defiance point.
With a quick turn your back is to the wall, and at least you know, no one can get you from behind. A quick pull, and you bounce the attackers head off it. :-)
Do you think he may have been less crude if you carried a white cane, even if, just for show?
I think he would have looked for the next scapegoat in his way, and the "I was angry at a blind guy" thing would have only increased his rage. So, in that sense, I took the brunt for someone else, which I'm always happy to do (as long as I avoid physical harm).
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