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AKA Pseudonym posted:Why would old ladies need this help anyway? Just wait for the light and cross. If some rear end in a top hat runs the red and smashes into you being near a Boy Scout isn't going to help. Maybe it was a thing before traffic lights were invented and somebody more agile could help them navigate the speeding horses and buggies and poo poo? 1. They're loving slow, if they have someone to lean on who can usher them forward, they'll move faster 2. They're scared, so they need someone there for encouragement to even attempt the cross 3. They might collapse in the middle of the road otherwise, causing gridlock
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Meme Poker Party posted:It is kind of funny how perception of strength/fitness changes with years. I did the literal "help old lady carry groceries once". She lived next door to me on the second floor of an apartment building. On top of being old she clearly had some kind of back issue and walked with a hunch. She had a little walker cart with 3-4 bags of groceries and instead of taking the bags out I just hoisted the whole contraption up and carried it up the stairs. This is not a boast. I actually wasn't in great shape at the time, most grown men could have done it. But to her it was like Hercules had just shown up and lifted a giant boulder over his head lol. She remarked out loud "you're so strong!!!" and thought I must to go the gym a lot (I didn't at all).
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It would be funny if there were tall people who get indignant and refused to help short people with tall stuff, in the same way that privileged people get indignant and refuse to help those who are suffering.
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