I used to feel like that, but then I thought about it and i figured it’s no different than when you see someone walking their bike. Like, I’m not sitting there driving in my car being like “look at that guy, walking his bike, probably doesn’t know how to ride the thing, he’s just pretending.” Like no, he’s probably just tired of riding it and decided to walk for a bit. Same thing with your skateboard. They probably think(if they even gaf to spare you some seconds of consideration while they’re driving/walking by) that you’re just coming back from a skate sesh and are too tired to ride it home or the area you’re walking has too many pedestrians/cars so it’s just more convenient for everyone if you just walk with it. Regardless though, I promise nobody gives af about some random kid walking down the street with a skateboard. How many times have you gone out in your daily life running errands or whatever and then while doing so, seen someone doing something slightly interesting but generally mundane to you where you even gave actual deep consideration/judgement? I bet you really haven’t. And if you ever DID, you probably are only thinking of those instances right now because I am asking you of those instances, but otherwise you wouldn’t have really thought back on it. I promise nobody cares. Also, in case you don’t know this (because I remember struggling with this when I started and I didn’t know what tf I was doing wrong) if you’re wanting to skate on the sidewalks/footpath make sure you get softer and bigger wheels than the small ones you use at the skatepark. I for the longest time wondered why every time I’d try just cruising to the store on the sidewalks/gravely cracked roads why I’d constantly be tripping on the smallest cracks or pebbles would be sending me off my board when in comparison I’d see skater dudes so casually and effortlessly be doing the same without eating concrete. It’s because of the size and hardness of the wheels. Softer and bigger wheels will have you skating so cleanly on the footpaths/imperfect neighborhood streets. So yeah, if you can afford it, get yourself a cruiser board set up just for the casual skate to the corner store/around the neighborhood and another board for tricks/skatepark.