Results: The Sidewalk Shuffle
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Which of these describes your strategy when a stranger is walking toward you on the sidewalk?
Make eye contact, smile, and give the polite nod.
54%
•
550 votes
Look at your phone or the ground and pretend they don't exist.
10%
•
97 votes
Veer wildly to the side way too early to avoid the interaction entirely.
13%
•
128 votes
Play chicken. I'm not moving; they have to adjust their trajectory.
4%
•
41 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
21 votes
Not Applicable
18%
•
182 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.84% | 7 | |
| Combo of 1, 3, & 4 | 0.12% | 1 |
| Depends if they are a thug or not | 0.12% | 1 |
| Of what sex and how attractive is that stranger?! | 0.12% | 1 |
| If it's a lady, yield to her, if it's men try to veer if you can but not too much | 0.12% | 1 |
| Stay to the right and say hi. | 0.12% | 1 |
| Politely give the person room to pass as they provide me the same consideration. Being polite and human what a concept! | 0.12% | 1 |
| just keep on walking | 0.12% | 1 |
| Just carry on walking head high | 0.12% | 1 |
| smile and say hello | 0.12% | 1 |
| Depends on what town it is. | 0.12% | 1 |
| Keep walking | 0.12% | 1 |
| Depends who they are, dog I move way out of the way. | 0.12% | 1 |
| Move slightly and nod if the person is looking my way. | 0.12% | 1 |
| move to the right | 0.12% | 1 |
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