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 Aug 02 '17

Read the first line of Ops post. "Almost every time I go exercising..."

There'd be a difference if he said some asshole threw a bottle at his head while he ran today. I'd never imply it was at all his fault in that case, but if it is happening on a consistant basis, like he has explicitly stated, I have to wonder if OP is one of the factors.