Pedestrians aren’t the only thing we’re stuck with when it comes to slow driving. Slow internet, slow queues at supermarkets, slow drivers… They all cause us to experience the same emotions.

Do we all think the same about this? Why can’t we tolerate moving slowly?

No matter how hard we rush in a big city, it is often impossible to get to our destination on time.

For example, for those who live in France or Italy Being 6 or 7 minutes late does not count as being late. For them, those few minutes of delay count as being on time.

Also in societies with flexible time cultures, such as Africa, India, South America and the Middle East, There is very little difference between 10:15 and 10:45. These delays are very natural for people living in these regions.

Research has also been done on the characteristics of a place or culture that make it slower or faster than others.

In an experiment from the 1990s, psychologist Robert Levine asked students from all over the world He asks them to measure their walking speed and the time it takes to get a stamp from the post office. In the first experiment, the average walking speed of randomly selected pedestrians is measured over a distance of sixty square meters.

The measurements take place at at least two points on the city’s main streets and usually during the morning rush hour to go to work. The second experiment is about the time it takes to complete a job. For this purpose, the time required by postal officials to fulfill a stamp request is taken into account. The data obtained from the experiments are then combined.

The results are quite surprising. As a result of these two studies and other experiments, people have; places with vibrant economies, high rates of industrialization, large populations, colder climates, and a cultural trend toward individualism It can be seen that it tends to move faster.

Looking at the overall picture, less developed societies are more likely to be compared to industrialized totals. that they manage time differently and move more slowly We can say.

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