Why do people always bump into me?
Thank you everyone i'm glad to hear i'm not the only one it happens to. I don't take it personally either, but it just makes me wonder why it seems to happen to me
Do people bump into you or run you over in public?
I like what Lin said. Some people do have bad manners/ low self esteem and think they are weak if they move, so they have to challenge their fears by not moving for someone. Others are just oblivious, I think, and maybe think there is enough room. I'm extra touchy with things like this, like if I move, and they don't I get rattled, but maybe there was enough room if I hadn't moved. Lately, I figure I'll tense my arm up and stand my ground and let them take a hard bump for walking into me. I had a lowlife redneck guy walk through me in a department store, and I confronted him and he offered to fight over it and kept persisting. I wasn't composed enough to talk my way out of it or walk away, so I actually fought him right in the store. I got the better of him and ran him off, but it wasn't worth it of course. I just hate letting bullies get away with harassing people and I feel the need to put them in their place, but I could get hurt or in legal trouble if I fight over these things. I figure it's best to stand my ground, bump them back, since they are walking into me,and keep walking, let them be bothered by their own behavior and not let it cause me stress.
How do I stop running into people in hallways? Often times I will move to my right but the other person will move in the same direction and we run into each other.
I am 6′3″ y’all, 240lbs…. I used to get bumped into quite a lot. Until I decided to ‘walk my size.’By, ‘‘walking my size’ this is a phrase I use to describe respecting myself enough to occupy the space I require. Yes, it does boil down to respecting your own space, and the value you bring to that space. We exude what we think of ourselves. If you habitually crumble your body and constantly turn and scrunch your body to accommodate those who haven’t the respect to walk to the right, you exude that you are one who turns. As a consequence, you will find yourself constantly turning… for your entire life.Now, the caveat is, one does indeed turn for the elderly, infirmed, or the very young, mothers with babies. That is merely a modicum of consideration and deference.Walk your size. Live your size. Be you.
How can I stop bumping into the same person?
There are at least 8 ways/excuses:Change your routine daily.Relocate.Choose a different place to hang out.Choose a different time to enter a building.Change your clothing style daily; this will make it hard for others to recognize you on long distance.Hang out with different people; so that the same person cannot use them as an anchor point all the time.If you see the person approaching, look at your watch like most people do when they try to hide their stupidity of walking the wrong way; and walk the other way dedicated as if you have a goal.Act as if you are calling.But better is perhaps simply to be kind; and listen for a minute or two and then tell them you have to move on; that it was nice talking today and that you have to move on.
Do you say 'sorry' when people bump into you?
It is a nice reflex to have. Most people prob'ly know they did the bumping, but don't get mad at yourself, "sorry" is a good habit to have.
Why do I keep on bumping into the same person?
Folks seem a bit lost on answering this one. It is no wonder, the occurrence is strange. I wish you were clearer on whether you physically bump into him/her, or just find, for no particular reason, this person is strolling in a park you rarely visit. There is a difference in the answer. The first is unusual and not uncommon, yet the second is extreme and most rare.This is what is known and synchronicity. I offer a warning first. Many folks in the occult and/or faux mystical realm want to interpret these events as amateurs who interpret dreams, or the meaning of your birthdate, or reading palms. Skip this approach and focus on synchronicity as a scientific fact. It is an exciting one and is studied seriously. Yet , I don’t think there is any pertinent information, other than somehow both of you are synchronized in some innocuous way on one aspect of existence.I experienced a similiar situation. When I was working for a small Charter School the board brought in an interim principal. We got along well and I began to visit, particularly his ranch where had a riding horse. It took a little while, but each time we met something out of the ordinary and slightly negative would happen. We’d be talking across the fence, forgetting it was electrified, he placed his hands on it (ouch). We could not meet with out something like this happening. As thanks for having access to his property, I offered to use his hedge trimmer to clear the bushes that were encroaching on his long and bumpy entrance. I used the wrong fuel and ended up buying one weed eater for $400.00. If this was once or twice, well we probably wouldn’t think much of it, but something would go amiss every time we interacted. Finally, we admitted how odd this was. Remaining friends from afar, we have nothing to do with each other.Synchronicity.
In India, why is it impossible to prevent people from bumping into each other? Can't they mature themselves to follow the unsaid lane disciplines?
This is something which cannot happen in India. Like never. We are meant to be “Jaahil” (Illiterate and ignorant)In India, We have people who are not ashamed of peeing in public, harassing women is a proud feeling for men, Rapes are a common thing to us.Brushing against each other or bumping into each other is nothing for us.And infact what is an individual’s importance? why should a person care for you?Unless you are a celebrity/politician or an ultra rich person, nobody gives a F**K to you.I hope you get your answer.
When trying to avoid bumping into each other, why do two people actually enter a loop of picking the same change in direction of their path?
This is classic Murphy's law. A cognitive bias. You walk towards hundreds of people everyday, and possibly bump into a couple. As Marcus Geduld explained, the raw probability of you hitting someone turns out to be 50%. The chance bumps we do have should instead make you wonder how humans steer themselves so effectively in large, dense, crowds while doing and thinking so many other things at the same time.But we don't notice those 98 normal occurrences, instead assuming that the 2 abnormal ones happen frequently. Usually, changing your direction to avoid bumping into someone is a split-second decision, and you take into consideration many things:Am I veering a bit towards the left already? Maybe I should just go further left and I will avoid the collision?Is the person in front of me old, or bulky, or pregnant, or carrying a child, or carrying a large box, or anything else which might make movement for them more difficult? Maybe I should just go well out of my way to avoid the collision so the other person has to correct as less as possibleRemember that the other person is thinking the very same things. In most cases, we do manage to avoid collision and keep walking straight. In case some miscalculation does occur, and we both turn towards each other, you are back to the same Decision Chart:WARNING! IMMINENT COLLISION! CORRECT COURSE! Maybe it was me who mis-turned, and I should make up for it by going out of my way to make the path clear for the other person. Note that the other person's thinking exactly the same thing.Both turn. OMG. WARNING! IMMINENT COLLISION! CORRECT COURSE! Rinse and repeat and come back once you have done the above thriceEvents from recent history lead us to the conclusion that this manoeuvre isn't likely to be successful. Let's change the strategy a bit. I will STOP. And I will let the other person just walk wherever they want.OMG. The other person has stopped too. I'll just waive at them and ask them to move on while steadfastedly refusing to move.All this happens in a less than a second, mind you. Our brains are awesome things, aren't they?
Why do we keep bumping into each other?
Hi, yes. The reason you keep bumping into each other is because God wants you to get to know each other. Because He wants you to learn something from him. Tell him your feelings, start with general conversation, then tell him you think he's handsome. but stay positive. He could say no, He could say nothing. But you will definitely find out how he feels about you, and more importantly, what he's like. It could turn out to be that you're not that in to him once you meet him. So top lesson here is dont get too hyped up about it.Just cause the Universe wants you two to meet and you like him, does not always mean that you will end up married happily ever after. So go find out for yourself.
When will we get something like Lidar for phones, to stop people bumping into things?
Never.The next generations of phones will darken their screens if they detect travel via their GPS.Walking or driving while moving will be banned.Too bad if you are just a passenger in a car or train :-)