pre-answering

To come to a sudden, dead stop in the middle of a busy pavement to check your phone, consult a map, or simply contemplate existence, creating a human obstacle for everyone behind you.

A theatrical, insincere performance of fumbling for cash, designed to look generous while allowing someone else to buy the round.

The deeply selfish, laser-focused staring at a blank mobile screen utilized by a seated passenger when an elderly person boards the train.

The passive-aggressive expulsion of air used to punish a stranger for occupying a chair you mentally claimed but did not legally book.