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08th Mar 2019

10 Infuriating Types Of Walker You Will Always Encounter On Grafton Street

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The numbers of people drinking outside after work these evenings is through the roof – especially if you’re unfortunate enough to find yourself on Grafton Street.

One of Dublin’s busiest shopping streets, trying to fight your way through the crowds to the bar is made all the more difficult by the truly terrible pedestrians that use the thoroughfare.

We’ve categorised them here in the attempt of helping you avoid the worst offenders…

1. The snail

Blissfully unaware of anyone else’s pace, the snail prefers to move at their own speed.

Their own absolutely maddening speed.

2. The dilly-dallier

Most often a tourist, this lover of life lives in the moment.

You’ll see them forming massive, pedestrian-blocking circles around buskers and stopping to take pictures with living statues for some reason.

Dilly Dallying

3. The abrupt stopper

These geniuses look like they’re moving at a decent pace until they decide to just stop all of a sudden, causing a domino effect of fury for everyone walking behind them.

It’s as if they want to be punched in the back of their head.

Lenny Punch

4. The swarm

Generally composed of school children or foreign exchange students, these slow-moving groups are seemingly unaware of the teeming masses which loathe them.
God I Hate You

5. The power walker

These sassy women mean business, walking to and from work in their runners because they live life in the fast lane.

And they will walk through you if they have to.

Business Woman In Runners
Nothing says “get out of my way” like a pantsuit-runners combo

6. The weaver

You’ll spot these desperate individuals dodging, diving and squeezing their way through the horde of slow pokes like a feckin’ quarterback.

American Football Dodger

7. The brolly-carrier

Apparently once you buy an umbrella you lose all sense of spatial awareness.

Singing In The Rain

8. The text-and-walkers

Are you being serious right now? You actually think it’s okay to text while walking in the middle of rush hour foot traffic?

Testing Me Satan

9. The ‘chicken’ players

Walking directly towards you with no sign and changing course, these pedestrians live for the sheer thrill of being a dick.

Playing Chicken

10. The tailgater

You know that kind of person, the one who walks in the same direction as you, at the same speed, and so close that you can feel their breathe on your neck.

These are probably the worst human beings on the face of God’s green Earth.

Too Close

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