Am I the only one who notices people’s atrocious sidewalk behaviors? People really suck. There is no such thing as courtesy anymore. I have noticed that if two people are walking together, they behave as if they MUST be side by side. They will not shift, move, hang back to let someone pass, or walk one behind the other to let others through when the sidewalk narrows.

Is this an LA thing? Are they looking to bump shoulders with you? Are they trying to exert some sort of bullshit dominance?

This week, I’m walking on Hope street towards the library downtown. There is a group of 5 people – 5 fucking people! – and they were all side by side and absolutely REFUSED to break formation. They took up the ENTIRE sidewalk from left to right so no one could pass them coming or going. To pass them, people were stepping onto the street and risking getting skimmed by cars.

WTF? Is the conversation that good that you can’t dip your shoulder or lean a little to let somebody take 2 seconds to pass by? Jesus.