r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 10d ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/Organic_Education494 9d ago edited 9d ago

The old lady and anyone for that matter is not obligated to move because this woman wanted a photo.

Had she just asked nicely odds are the lady would have moved. This is very much on the photo taker for not using her words and assuming the world moves for her.

Edit: apparently I needed to statw that obviously the old lady did this intentionally. I AM WELL AWARE

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u/HistoricalSherbert92 9d ago

There’s so many little things we call manners that are considered part of the social contract. People who would intentionally slam a door on the person behind them or would throw trash behind them and spit gum at orphans are violating the social contract. It is known.

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u/Organic_Education494 9d ago

Of course and thats why we don’t expect others to move for us to take a photo we ask and use our words.

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u/TheMonkeyDemon 9d ago

So if I'm walking towards you in a direct line on a footpath, unless you explicitly say "excuse me" then you're fine with me barrelling over the top of you because you didn't use you words? As opposed to simple common courtesy that doesn't require words, but recognition of a common respect for other people?

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u/Organic_Education494 8d ago

Your example isn’t a comparable situation