2) I remember a good discussion about this somewhere, but I really don't remember where. :( Ideas I remember:
a) Crossing the street may help, but alone if done wrong can look like you're trying to follow them without being noticed. Same with slowing down to give space.
b) Speed up to pass the person (ideally crossing the street or otherwise giving space so it doesn't feel like you're speeding up to catch them). Now they don't have to worry about the man behind them.
c) From a "getting off the bus at the same stop" situation there was something great about telling the person what your planned route was and offering to go ahead of them or something like that. Sadly I don't remember the details, but it involved giving assurance that if you turned up the same side-street it was a coincidence.
Wish I'd bookmarked the discussion, and done so in a way I could find it again.
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ninetydegrees
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on 2010-12-16 10:16 pm (UTC)a) Crossing the street may help, but alone if done wrong can look like you're trying to follow them without being noticed. Same with slowing down to give space.
b) Speed up to pass the person (ideally crossing the street or otherwise giving space so it doesn't feel like you're speeding up to catch them). Now they don't have to worry about the man behind them.
c) From a "getting off the bus at the same stop" situation there was something great about telling the person what your planned route was and offering to go ahead of them or something like that. Sadly I don't remember the details, but it involved giving assurance that if you turned up the same side-street it was a coincidence.
Wish I'd bookmarked the discussion, and done so in a way I could find it again.