- He saw me walking.
- He walked into the grass & mud when I was 15m away.
- He continued to walk in the grass & mud past me.
- When he was past me for an additional 10m, he walked back onto the sidewalk.
Yeah I was wearing what I think is pretty good style (picture attached), but was that all the reason to get his sneakers wet and muddy?
There was plenty of space on the sidewalk for us to just, walk on our respective right sides.
Need perspective of some men.
Picture of my outfit.
Edit 1
I am going with "DeltaWingDragon"s response. Most likely a covid era leftover behavior, especially because I was wearing a mask and he was not.
Edit 2
For the men posting about not wanting to be a threat, in this case I think it would have been best for you (not him, as his reason is unknown and likely what the precious edit mentioned), is to pass by while following the sidewalk sharing rules (move to your right side of the sidewalk) and nodding a "good morning" or whichever time day it was as you go bye, without shifting much eye focus from the path you're walking.
Please don't internalize that you're a threat, you can be much more then what you're painted as.
In regard to explaining why I have my belt on my waist.
It's something I do, you'll rarely find anyone else who does as well.
It helps bring focus to how "snatched" my waist is when I'm walking, Functioning somewhat as a corset, but sleeker and allows me to fill in the negative space with other textures.
In regard to "where it should go", My hips are wide enough to hold my jeans on without a belt, the zipper gets jammed from the tension, and thus why I also don't button up.
While many accessories typically were designed with a specific purpose in mind, one must consider alternative usecases as well.
For example, bracelets for the wrist can also be used on the ankles.
Whenever you use the word "should", consider that "should" is a generalizing statement, perhaps you had an expectation of how a belt was to be used(?), and now you know more about how I used the belt โจ.
I hope you do consider we're people of different backgrounds, so don't demean yourself as a "boomer" for not fully understanding the wear of another.
You did well seeking to understand, and now you'll walk away with a bit more knowledge perhaps.
It wasn't meant as a judgement. Just a different way of phrasing how it's typically used, or generally used. I guess it does kinda sound judgy, tho.
I was raised in a very red place and I am still finding pieces of it left behind after leaving it. In this case, word choice. I really didn't mean it as any kind of insult or anything, but I really did mean "should" as in "typically", not "ought to".
Thanks for the answer. Most boomers I've ever known wouldn't even ask, so I guess I'm still not as bad as them ๐
I am "Internet old" tho.