I’ve done that and come out of the encounter feeling like an arse, and then go back to continually adjusting my path
In those situations, I tend to do what I perceive as over half of the job to avoid collision, say 70% of the work, and leave the rest of the work to them to do or not do as they wish.
My anti-collision skills were honed in China, though, so they might be seen as rude here. It just pissed me off after a while, people apparently expecting they’d pass through me like I’m a ghost. They were wrong. 
I’ve found that the vehicles in china are not nearly as ‘friendly’ when attempting to cross the road. However crossing at a busy intersection on a rainy day is pretty intense with all the umbrellas.
Oh, yeah, I’m much more cautious around Chinese vehicles, as I recognize that I’m outclassed, momentum-wise. 
By ‘friendly’ I mean the way the vehicles move towards you attempting to ‘make contact’. 
I’ve got a spoon to sell.
The MRT is maybe a bad example - it’s just crowded as f*ck. I don’t find people really bump into me anywhere other than the MRT.
Yes it does.
Guy
Now that’s positive thinking! Few of the clueless clowns walking into me in Taiwan are likely to rob my wallet. They’re too busy staring at their phones. 
Guy
It’s passive aggressiveness by people who live in a crowded country where they’re forced to compete for every inch of space. Playing sidewalk chicken is their way of proving their evolutionary superiority. One effective psychological ploy is to make no eye contact with them and exhibit no reaction to their approach whatsoever. By pretending they don’t exist the competition shifts from making the other person give way first to who doesn’t acknowledge the other person’s existence the most. Accentuate the effect by looking away from them. Attractive women here are the most adept at this defensive ploy.
I’m a little bloke (65 kg, 5-9).
You know how cats and dogs make themselves look big when confronted with life-threatening circumstances? That’s how I deal with entitled old people trying to barge onto the MRT. I just stand in the way with my scant hair ruffled. It bewilders them.
I do the same thing when people are trying to elbow their way into convenience stores. It freaks the fuck out of them.
As for the sidewalk? I’m fair. I’ll give my 50% leeway if they reciprocate. If they don’t, it’s a bump and a glare from me.
We don’t actually all have to eat shit for people to get that there are certain social parameters that should be adhered to.
Strangely I think people are hyper aware of que skipping. But hyper unaware of not wanting to get run over at a junction as you cross on the green pushing a buggy.
Not in my 'hood, mate. They try that shit on all the time, and it’s usually to spend time getting a fucking parcel or stupid, filthy coffee.
I just utter a few AHEMs, and they lackey behind the counter relents.
I prefer que skippers to que shamers.
Guy
Whatever your choice is, run with it. I prefer to shame people who can’t spell “queue”. 
Jimi Given that @crusher hasn’t been freely reciprocating lately do you want to be my favourite leprechaun -forumosan?
Surely that duty falls to @Brianjones? 
The number one forumosan leprechaun spot is held by @shiadoa
But other leprechauns are needed. And by that I mean people who are willing to speak nonsense using their own brains.
Only by using our own brains are we going to be able to overcome brexit and trump.
I keep hearing the excuse that it’s because Taiwan is so crowded, yet there are many other countries which are much more densely populated than Taiwan yet people still have the courtesy to try to avoid pushing into you/ acknowledging you’re existence. Or if they do, they say sorry.
I agree with the person who tenses up like a dog about to right, I do that a lot but still people don’t care and still just step on me shoes. I’m not a big person, I’m quite skinny so don’t take up much space.