Apartheid/Separate but equal.

[christianpfc]

What an interesting discussion about escalator etiquette!

All escalators I have seen have enough space for one person to stand (with luggage on steps above or below if necessary) and one person to walk past (unless one of them is grossly overweight). If possible, I walk on an escalator (the steps might be slightly different from stairs, no problem at all; even then change of hight at the bottom and top cause no problem for me). If people block the way, I decide whether I ask to pass or stand behind them (shoving past is impolite by my standards).

But the most fascinating insight is that "stand right, walk left" seems to be worldwide, even in countries that drive on the left (and overtake on the right).

No thread about escalator etiquette should be without a warning not to enter an escalator on wheelchairs:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF60HxYiR-M