All of a sudden I found myself thinking sociologically when I was working at Sears on Wednesday! I noticed two people talking in front of my cash register while shopping. On the opposite end of my cash register I spotted a group of punks walking towards the other couple shopping. As they walked closer and closer and started to pass I witnessed one guy walk through the couple rather than around the couple. I immediately realized that the kid just broke a folkway. Normally when two people are talking you have the common courtesy to walk around them rather than through them. But I also realized that it's only a folkway because society won't shun you for it. He was simply being a goofball. :)
Very true. I'm glad you were able to see this as a folkway, and also as quite rude as well :)
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