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Old 12-10-2015, 07:12 PM
 
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I saw a meme that said something along the lines of "if you walk slow, you're not from Massachusetts". Bostonians have a reputation for being busy (too busy to say hi to anyone) but I find the walking speed to be outrageously slow. I work in the Financial District and often to go downtown crossing for lunch, and when I bring documents to other offices I'm often all around the area. This being said, I can usually tell the difference between a tourist and someone who isn't (before anyone makes that suggestion).

Quite often, even the other downtown worker types, walk like they have nowhere to be. This happens in the morning rush and end of the workday rush as well as other times of day. This happens daily and isn't isolated. But just today, I was walking behind a woman in a crosswalk who slowed her pace dramatically to stare at the white crosswalk lines. It's very odd and at times very frustrating. I'm 6'1 and have a decent stride but the slowness transcends height and leg length. It just seems to be across the board.

Does anyone else notice this???
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Old 12-10-2015, 10:24 PM
 
Location: Quincy, Mass. (near Boston)
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Hmmm...no, not really. I think/would think it's a very competitive city with an aggressive pace.

Someone recently told me it seems so much quicker than another city...I think she mentioned Minneapolis.

It moves fast enough for me at 55 years old!
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Old 12-11-2015, 12:00 AM
 
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Does anyone else notice this???
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Old 12-11-2015, 06:36 AM
 
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I'm 6'2" and have a long stride. EVERYONE moves slow compared to me. I always need to slow down, or always looking to find a way to walk around someone.
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Old 12-11-2015, 07:14 AM
 
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I haven't noticed this, but I am short. I may be the one you are walking around.
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Old 12-11-2015, 08:32 AM
 
Location: 42°22'55.2"N 71°24'46.8"W
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I walk faster than 99% of the people in the financial district as well, but I don't think the average pace is any different than in any other major city. I get extremely frustrated whenever I go to NYC because there usually isn't any room to walk around other people. At least here I can easily walk around the slow walkers.
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Old 12-11-2015, 08:49 AM
 
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I was going to make a thread about this, but the op beat me to it.
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Old 12-11-2015, 11:32 AM
 
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Parsec, Bostonmike and Pito, I'm glad it's not just me! As for the same pace I don't necessarily agree. In Toronto people walk FAST. If people walked with a Boston pace there, they'd be trampled. Here, it's like people have nowhere to be. Even people who look like they would have somewhere to be (suit & tie, the works). However it's not easy to walk around the slow walkers because quite often they're right in the middle!!! to walk around I have to go into the street, which is fine given there's no oncoming traffic.
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Old 12-11-2015, 11:36 AM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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The tourists / shoppers do. But the working people don't, not more than Chicago or SF (the other big cities I'm familiar living in).
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Old 12-11-2015, 10:26 PM
 
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No. It seems you havent stayed in many other cities if you find that the case. The rest of the country with the exception of a few cities is PAINFUL to navigate by foot
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