The School Hallway
By: Caleb Johns
At Nazareth High School there are around 1,500 students, and I think we can all agree that 1,500 students is a lot for the building size that were operating with. Once the classroom doors are open the halls are invaded in a moment's notice and a quick three-minute walk turns into a fifteen-minute traffic jam. This catastrophic issue is already bad enough but what really puts the icing on the cake is the absolutely disgusting hallway manners some people have. Now I’m not talking about the people making conversation by the lockers or up against the hallway walls, which are the designated socializing areas, I’m talking about the people in the obvious travel lane in the hallway that like to slowly drift their way through the hallway as they fixate themselves with their devices. I can’t tell you how inconvenient it is when I have to get to north campus basement, already a four-hour hike, and then on top of this being stuck behind someone walking slower than my great grandmother.
Don’t even get me started on the people who just randomly stop in the middle of the hallway like they own the place. I’m walking at a 4 mile an hour walk, it's an “I’m about to be late for class” type of walk when some moron in front of me just comes to a complete stop to spectate some poster for some fundraiser that was recently put up. Now if my time in drivers-ed has taught me anything it would be know your out, meaning if any obstacle comes in your way, know where you would go at all times. So I make a quick sidestep to the left and live to tell the tale.
Now am I really going to write this as if I have never committed some sort of hallway maleficence? Yes, I will because there is nothing more than I despise than a violation of hallway etiquette. I had a friend who committed the greatest sin to the hallway code of conduct, walking on the wrong side of the hallway. I will never speak to that individual again, that is how passionate I am about the hallway directive. The problem is that it's just so simple, just always walk on the right side.
So I know what you're asking: What do I do If I see anyone committing hallway mischief? Do not hesitate! Get the authorities immediately involved and bring these hallway criminals to justice because there is no crime worse than hallway disobedience.
I can totally relate to this. In my opinion, some of the worst hallway offenders are couples who insist on holding hands. There's a few narrow hallways that are only wide enough for one person in each lane if everyone's using their lockers, and then these couples come through with their hands superglued together while walking at snail pace. Everyone stuck behind them is now late to class, and everyone trying to go the opposite direction is forced into the wall because the hallway isn't wide enough for them. What's your advice for getting out of this situation?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you any more. The unspoken rules of the hallways seem so simple to me, so it's always hard for me to understand why certain people always feel the need to go completely against them. It's just common courtesy to not stand in the middle of a crowded hallway or to walk the complete opposite way that everyone else is walking. I remember giving a speech on my pet peeve of hallway violators in public speaking once.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your opinion. I find it aggravating when I get held up in the hallway when there is little time to get to my next class. Also, having a locker next to the cafeteria makes it almost impossible to get through the crowds in the hallway. The worst part about all of this is that it can be simply fixed with basic hallway etiquette. I just don't understand why people choose to ignore it instead.
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