Woman Sparks Global Debate On Twitter When She Asked If 23 Minutes Is Considered A Walking Distance

"Anything over 10 minutes is pushing it."

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• April 26, 2022

When you are scrolling through Twitter, there is always this big possibility that you would stumble upon a thread where people are debating over something so random and trivial, but for some reason, you're hooked. It's safe to say that you would always never know what you will be encountering once you scroll through the bountiful Twitterverse, and that some of the most completely random thoughts there can go viral as long as it evokes enough passionate reactions from people.

When a user named Mal posted a completely random question regarding walking distances, it was never expected that the tweet would go viral with people hopping in on the thread and dropping their two cents. Mal only wanted to know if 23 minutes would still be considered a walking distance, and sure enough, the people of Twitter did not disappoint—but the replies were divided in half.

How far can you walk to a place without feeling your knees buckle and your feet in pain? Different people have different definitions of what a "walking distance" is, and for a group of friends, that topic may be up for debate.

That's exactly what happened here because what might be walking distance to some may already be excessive for others. Just take a look at the highlights of the thread below!

A Twitter user divided the people in half when she asked a random question regarding if 23 minutes would be considered a walking distance.

The tweet almost immediately gathered a lot of attention, with over 30k people liking and many others joining in the thread.

One said that 23 minutes is already a hike and 15 minutes is her limit.

This one says that 10 minutes is already a breaking point, and someone replied with this:

To be fair, it indeed depends on the place and the people you're going to ask.

Even if it's a 5 minute walk, bring a water bottle!

Just something about being a New Yorker.

Americans are a different breed.

We need more sidewalks, honestly.

True—people who think that 23 minutes isn't walking distance just depends too much on cars.

But anyway, for most of us who aren't the athletic type, it's still torture.

Nothing but the truth!

Urban vs suburban people.

It's quite obvious!

Some have also pointed out that walking in a European city is not just at the same standard as walking alongside a busy highway.

More sidewalks, please!

"Why walk when there's a car" mentality.

This girl contradicted all others by saying that walking distance can be as much as 30 minutes!

It truly depends on which city you are in.

There are a lot of factors that are needed to be considered here!

"Anything under an hour is walking distance." Another fighter!

How much do you think is too far in terms of walking distance? How many minutes or how far can you manage to go in your city by just walking?

It's probably safe to say that it all just indeed depends on which area you are from, though. Nevertheless, comment down your thoughts, or share this article for all your family and friends to see!

Sophia