the pace was slow
I talk faster than anyone I know (although with age I've noticed a more deliberate pace). I certainly can read faster than anyone can talk. It's my biggest issue with podcasts and documentaries. They take so long to say something that could be expressed in a fraction of the time.
Funny story about your leggings. It had nothing to do with the leggings I think. He was just an oaf.
It's my belief that the world is divided into fast and slow people. If you talk fast, you invariably walk fast, read fast and think fast. Part of my interview process was to get applicants to climb the stairs. If they ran up, they had a good chance of being hired. The walkers, alas, had none.
You're right! I do everything fast. My motor runs at hyperspeed :)) Although, as I mentioned, that seems to be slowing down with age.