Comments on: a walk on the wrong side http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/ fictional reality from Reading town Sat, 19 May 2012 07:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: theCultFigurine http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/comment-page-1/#comment-88 theCultFigurine Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:51:05 +0000 http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/#comment-88 I do try to observe traffic directions while walking. I think the deal with corridors and turning corners though, is just that most people are a little lazy about it. I don't think it is at all uncommon for two Americans to wind up doing the zig-zag dance you describe. For some reason zig-zags in corridors don't aggravate me nearly as much as zig-zags in stairwells do. I do try to observe traffic directions while walking. I think the deal with corridors and turning corners though, is just that most people are a little lazy about it. I don’t think it is at all uncommon for two Americans to wind up doing the zig-zag dance you describe. For some reason zig-zags in corridors don’t aggravate me nearly as much as zig-zags in stairwells do.

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]]> By: Phil http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Phil Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:16:51 +0000 http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/#comment-87 I tend to walk on the right most of the time. In fact, I've seen signs on escalators/moving sidewalks that say "stand on right; walk on left" (so people can pass you if you're moving too slowly! Even though I stick to the right, I still have lots of near-collisions at work. [Perhaps with Britons? ] I tend to walk on the right most of the time. In fact, I’ve seen signs on escalators/moving sidewalks that say “stand on right; walk on left” (so people can pass you if you’re moving too slowly! Even though I stick to the right, I still have lots of near-collisions at work. [Perhaps with Britons? ]

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]]> By: Mark http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Mark Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:18:36 +0000 http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/#comment-83 Haha! Yes, this is something I also noticed when I first came to the US. I've pretty much changed my behaviour and walk down the right-hand side of the hallway now. Raymond makes an interesting point too: are most stairways in the US on the right, spiraling counter-clockwise? The few I can remember walking up in South Africa were on the left and spiraled clockwise. Haha! Yes, this is something I also noticed when I first came to the US. I’ve pretty much changed my behaviour and walk down the right-hand side of the hallway now. Raymond makes an interesting point too: are most stairways in the US on the right, spiraling counter-clockwise? The few I can remember walking up in South Africa were on the left and spiraled clockwise.

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]]> By: Raymond http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Raymond Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:19:36 +0000 http://wendyhome.com/2006/03/24/a-walk-on-the-wrong-side/#comment-82 Stairwells too. Stairwells too.

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