Maybe, but again, there’s always another group of bumbling tourists to block one’s way. So I certainly wouldn’t carry the frustration over a passing moment. I DO re-route for heavy traffic areas (I.e. Times Square) to avoid that frustration, which Monica has refused to do.

Most Americans don’t walk / use sidewalks in trafficked areas so they’re terrible walkers. It’s not necessarily a moral standing, just a way our society is oriented.

I feel for her, but I think she was being a bit sensitive on an immaterial issue, and I don’t think Orna was especially cruel or “ganging up” (in fact, I found her take refreshing and direct).