Do the 2 people walking together go behind one another?

Or does the 1 single person walk around them on the grass?

I’ve always thought the first one was the most logical.

16 comments

  1. The 2 people go single-file/behind one another. The single person should not have to leave the sidewalk. The only exception is if the second person is a child, then I always walk around even if it means going into the street/grass. If it’s two grown adults one of them should be moving.

  2. 100% the pair should go single file. But people are arseholes, so it’s rare that they actually do.

  3. If I’m part of the duo, we single file it. If I’m the single, I’ll go out of my way to get around them regardless of what they do.

  5. In the party of two, the person walking head on to the single party falls behind their companion to allow single party to pass.

  6. I’m 6’3″ and 250# – a hole gets made one way or another. After 2 years of training in NYC I’m ready for the Run Somebody Over Olympics

  11. You square your shoulders, head up, make eye contact, and then you play chicken.

    Whoever diverts first, loses. And if neither does, smallest one loses.

  13. It depends on the width and clearing of the sidewalk, walkway, or path you are all walking on.

    If there’s clear and wide enough room to walk three side by side, then the single person should veer out of the way of the two people.

    If there isn’t enough room for three people, then the two people should shift to walk one up front and the other behind.

  15. In my experience social etiquette is typically the larger group brakes to make way for the smaller group.

    So, the 2 should split so the 1 can pass.
    A group of 5 should let a group of 2 through.
    etc.

    In less civilized areas, it’s just a game of chicken and how you feel about your odds shoulder-checking the other people out of the way.
    ^(When I say ‘less civilized areas’, I am imagining the military when they’re messing with each other.)

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