Over Afternoon Tea

Tea is not only a drink but a ritual over which people have been relaxing, talking, and catching up on each other's lives for centuries. This blog is intended to serve as a virtual cup of tea, helping me keep in touch with friends and family in my physical absence.

My Very Own Internet Survey

Suppose you are a man. Suppose that you are pushing a shopping cart down an "aisle" in the parking lot. Suppose that this aisle is comfortably wide enough for two cars, or a pedestrian and a car. Suppose, now, that you are walking down the exact middle of it.
Now, imagine that you hear a car approaching from behind. You look back over your shoulder. No, not at the car. PAST the car. At some Undefined Object of Unimaginable Interest.
At this point, what do you do?
A) push your cart forward and to the side, so as to not get run over. Continue pushing your cart to your car.
B) push your cart foward and to the side, so as not to get run over. Continue looking over your shoulder at the Undefined Object of Unimaginable Interest until you lose interest or run into a parked car.
C) stop dead in the exact center of the road and gaze with serious deliberation at the Undefined Object of Unimaginable Interest, still not acknowledging the presence of the car, thus forcing the driver to either mow you down or wait until you have decided to move on.

If you chose A, you are a normal and reasonable person who probably made it home without any lawsuits or accidents. You make a good salary, will have steak and potatoes for dinner tonight, and will live happily ever after.
If you chose B, you are a somewhat reasonable person who clearly got a bit distracted. This happens to the best of us. Perhaps the Undefined Object of Unimaginable Interest was an attractive woman you will soon marry and live happily ever after with, so that you will never regret the ding you made in your bumper by pushing your cart into it.
If you chose C, you are a Bostonian pedestrian. (And I hate you. Forever.)