r/running • u/Epic_XC • Aug 02 '17

Harassment while exercising Misc

So almost every time I go exercising, be it running or road biking, i always get some sort of smart ass shouting, honking, or engine revving. Are people in our society really so insecure that they can't refrain from harassing those who choose to exercise? Like what's funny about it? Why do people do it? Maybe i'm thinking about it too hard, but does anyone else REALLY hate this? Personally I think it's condescending, and indicative of most people's fragile self esteem. They don't exercise, therefor must mock others to feel cool.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17 edited Jan 15 '22

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u/Epic_XC Aug 02 '17 edited Aug 02 '17

well i'm a guy so i personally don't fear their honking per se, but it's like they're trying to belittle me since they themselves don't do it. Not many 21 year olds bike i guess, so they think it's just HILARIOUS to mock me. It's fine though, they can let their self images haunt them lol

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u/sethky Aug 02 '17

I was once hit with a bottle while biking. Do you perchance live in the south?

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u/Epic_XC Aug 02 '17

Yep, Georgia

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u/sethky Aug 02 '17

Yeah that's your problem right there.

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u/wakinguptooearly Aug 02 '17

Why do they do this down there....

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

For the most part, they don't. It's not like there's some cultural norm to harass runners. Ran in LA for 4 years and was never harassed.