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Too Much Talking Not Enough Walking

I still find it difficult to understand why the middle of the corridor is the best place to start to converse

Beth Thorne

The Guardian, Monday 7 October 2013

 

Since when was the corridor used for an area for a group of people gawping at the latest gossip that had darted around the classroom the day before? Well, surprisingly, it’s not. I do not understand the urgency of needing to tell your peers right there and then the latest in current affairs while everyone around you have to weave and dodge their way around like a cat trying to escape the next door neighbour’s dog. It’s just unnecessary.

Have you ever needed to get to somewhere in such a hurry (well I don’t know who hasn’t), whether that was an important meeting, appointment, lesson, and it seems like everyone has decided to have a sit down with a cup of coffee and have a chat with their “bff” right in front of you? Well yes, this seems to happening on more than the odd one occasion. Even to the extent of being everyday and it’s really not applicable in my eyes.

Not to say that there is any problem with having a catch up or a gossip, but is it really the most appropriate place, in the middle of a narrow path, in the way of people, busy people (well, normally busy people)? Don’t get me wrong, I love to have a (normally mind numbing) conversation with someone, but I tend not to make life difficult by going somewhere out of people’s way. I’m sure many others should agree.

Moving on, another situation linking to this subject (and equally nauseating), would be the slow walker. Why, oh why do people walk infuriatingly slowly, again normally they’re found traipsing right in the middle of the corridor. If this was the Savannah, they’d be the Giselle getting their legs ripped off by a heard of lions.

Well, I’m pretty sure many of you are in agreement with me here but if you’re not, well, it may be time for me to put back on the lead.