TIKTOK is an ever-evolving world of new trends, and a new fad about where men should walk on the sidewalk is becoming more popular.
This new TikTok trend is about as old-school as they come, but some women are swooning over the results.
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What is the sidewalk rule on TikTok?
The sidewalk rule means that the man walks on the roadside of the sidewalk when walking with a woman.
It’s blown up on TikTok because women have recently rediscovered this chivalrous gesture that pre-dates modern plumbing.
The TikToks using the hashtag #sidewalkrule has 139k views.
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However, there are hundreds of videos that show up under the search for “sidewalk rule” that just haven’t been tagged.
Most of the videos are of women dancing, twirling their hair, singing, using heart-eye emoji filters, and other creative ways to show their excitement over men who know the rule.
Others are of men proclaiming that they know the sidewalk rule and consistently practice it.
Where did the sidewalk rule come from?
According to 101.5 WPHD, the sidewalk rule originates back in 16th-century England when people poured the waste from their bedpans into the gutters, which ended up in the streets.
This, plus the elaborate gowns of the day, meant that women were walking around avoiding human waste.
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So any good gentleman would naturally step up and walk along the outside of the sidewalk in case a horse and carriage were to splash any waste up in their direction.
Today, the rule is a matter of respect for the woman; while we no longer have sewage lining the streets, there is now the chance of an oncoming car veering off the road or splashing a puddle.
What are some similar rules?
The rule of a man asking a father for his daughter’s hand in marriage before proposing to his bride-to-be is another prominent example of a rule that originated before we have its official history.
In the past, this was so the man could share any official title he may have held and to ensure the father was willing to place a dowery on his daughter’s hand.
Today, a man asks because he wants to be respectful to his father-in-law-to-be and not because he’s claiming his bride as his property.
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