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Originally Posted by Riddil
Back to lighter a lighter topic... people have ZERO spatial awareness. When you walk down the street you've got to constantly jump out of the way of people meandering any which direction they want, or some person walking in a busy sidewalk who just STOPS so he can take out his cell to answer it. ARG.
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This is interesting and has been my experience here as well.
People are not overly bothered by people bumping into them and bumping into others.
There have been several incidences where my wife has klobbered someone with her handbag while walking around the mall. It's a non-even for both parties. I don't get it.
Watch people walk down the street in Manila. They walk anywhere, sway back and forth, walk directly out into traffic and it's totally acceptable. If the traffic was a bit faster here there would be many more pedestrian injuries/deaths.
When I first experienced the "dumbass" that just stops right in the traffic to answer the cell phone it was far beyond irritating. Now I just bowl them over.
. I'm at least a foot taller than most everyone here and well over 100 lbs more. Is your cell phone ringing? Pull it over to the side of the road before you answer DA.
That whole lack of ability has to be linked to the fact that no one drives cars. At least very few do. If they do they have not started out at 3 years old with a small electric one. It's not second nature to them.
When you drive a car you follow "flow" and safety rules. When you are a passenger on some type of transport, it doesnt matter that you "flow".
Oh, and yes, I have seen more women spit here than the US by what....a hundred times?
Shortly after my wife and I were married we went walking through the Korean section of Makati. We passed a very old woman that very dramatically spit something into the street seconds before we walked by. She was talking to another woman that was sitting with her on the curbside and pulling out her underarm hairs at the same time.
As we passed she looked at me and smiled, and I smiled back.
Then I asked my wife, what did she say?
"I'd look better walking with that American than her"
