Do you also hate it when people walk on the escalator?

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    Nope. I stand on the left automatically so I'm never asked to move anyway.

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    • dappled
      12 years ago | pl

      Me too! I wonder if Americans stand to the right because they drive on the right side of the road.

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      • [Old Memory]
        12 years ago | pl

        I was wondering why they said the right side. I guess they do.

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        • dappled
          12 years ago | pl

          They'd probably hate us if we went there. I'd never think to stand to the right. It just seems weird.

          Oh, oh, weird fact. We drive on the left side of the road because in medieval times we used to walk on the left side of the road and let people pass on the right. It's because we didn't know if they were friendly or not and our sword was on the right hand side (most people are right-handed) and it was easier to pull it out and attack someone.

          Which I sometimes feel like doing on escalators.

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          • [Old Memory]
            12 years ago | pl

            Lol I've always felt like it was an 'unspoken rule' of the footpath/escalators. It seems to be second nature for most people here to do so anyway.

            Wow, never knew that. Surprise attacks on escalators with swords strapped to your waist? Yeah, totally normal :P

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