- 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.
I walk a lot through grass and mud. Most of the times I am wearing water-repellent boots, but there have been times when I am wearing sneakers and I step into some wet mud or grass by habit and get them all wet. This person may be used to walking in grass/mud. Perhaps they work in the field, or enjoys hiking through wet grass and mud to find amphibians. So, that is one thing to consider: people experience different levels of discomfort when walking through mud.
You mention that he was wearing sneakers. Are you sure about that? Water-resistant boots make one extra comfortable about walking through wet terrain.
If the sidewalk was so broad that you could have two people side by side comfortably with extra space, then it is a bit weird but it could still be a habitual reaction to giving way to others.
Since I like walking on grass and I know that others might not, it is not uncommon for me to walk into grass to get out of the way. I also do this on the bike when the bike path is narrow because I am driving either a hybrid or an mountain e-bike and I know these handle the grass better than many other bikes.
I love walking on grass too!
Its a lot more comfy then concrete, because the ground adds springiness and padding to my movements.
yep! He was wearing black nike sneakers I think.
Go team grass! ๐
Ah, well, if he was wearing sneakers then the boots theory does not apply. I am not sure. You have many possible answers already... The actual answer might end up being quite simple though. He may have realized the grass was wet a second too late, and by that point chose to commit as he was wet already.