There is no need to block an escalator lane with or without luggage. After staying in Taipei many times and Hong Kong it annoys me greatly when I visit Thailand,Malaysia, Australia etc and the left lane is blocked.There should be a left lane police and fine the ignorant, inconsiderate escalator hogs But seriously is it so difficult not to block the left lane?
I try to book decent hotels to avoid problems with other guests. I am currently staying at Bandara Suites in Bangkok and there is a herd of Malaysian kids running around yelling in the hallways. I can hear them and their parents from their room at the other end of the building. The problem of inconsiderate people is increasing from my observations of full time travel the past two years.