Have no doubts that I do not wish to pass any judgments or to print any labels and stick them on people’s backs. When I said those girls were veiled, I desired to convey the true image of what I personally went through, and if truth be the sole goal then that is a solid 100% factual account.

The girls were veiled, denying that would be manipulating the event. I could not care less if they were naked, really, as long as they kept off my, and everyone else’s, way. Public manifestations of religion, or the lack of any such manifestations, and the reasons behind them, are not my interests in this entry. I was just playing.

I am veiled myself, therefore I am pained when I see what such behaviours reflect about “me”, to take things more personally. I do not think there is a tie between being veiled and clogging people’s paths near stairways.

Characterizing the bunch of girls who where –and usually as it seems- occupying the staircase as being mostly “veiled” have -at face value- nothing to do with the fact that they are, unless there is some relation between wearing a veil and a bizarre passion to huddle around stairways at university campus!

Positively what techniques you suggested can, and often are put to good use, to make people move out of the way. I am at loss what to say to you, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Do you really “not see how would their congregation by the stairwell bother” me?

Jameed,
You method is impressive. I did that a couple of times myself.

As far as the second problem [ people that stop suddenly without any warning] I like your idea of putting break lights on their posterior so you can see the light when they are ready to stop.