Can't Have It Both Ways.

[razeasha]

Today, my father and I were checking out at Wal-Mart. In order to expedite our departure, I went to put the shopping cart away while he paid. On my way back to where he stood, I saw someone coming towards me. I stopped and waited for them to pass. The man who passed me remarked, "You do pretty well for someone with black glasses and a cane

Comments

[denkimouse]

it was either a weird compliment -- some people are just bad at compliments -- or he was implying you're faking it. either way whatever, it was a weird thing to say.

japan is really good with having ways for the blind to get around and not fall onto train tracks, but its so shovey-pushy here even if you can see it can be impossible to avoid people. pretty sweaty and gross sometimes >(

[razeasha]

I think he was possibly implying the later, but whatever. It's not my issue

[learnsslowly]

Or the person might not have been very able to judge how the remark sounded, through some health/ ability problem of their own? Just a possibility.

Not all problems are very visible, or fall into expected and neat categories, so although you might have had people telling you never to move aside for others and that they should always accommodate you, suppose you met someone who had been given the same advice for a similar reason? I know a number of people who, for several different (physical) reasons, would be extremely relieved and grateful that you had stopped to let them pass or would have stopped in the same way for you. Also, everyone I like and respect would have appreciated the courtesy from you and would also have done the same for you, providing they were able to perceive you were there in time.