I can't say that I've actually noticed that people pass each other on a particular side, but in all the schools I've been in it's keep left. We drive on the left, and I understand the reason is historic - whether on foot or on horseback, the sword was always hung on the left side and drawn/wielded in the right hand. So if you approach someone and keep to the left of them you are always in a position to draw your sword with your right hand and fight. Keeping left became the custom and we still drive on the left, enabling us to stick our hand gestures out so that an oncoming motorist can see them!!!
When waking on the pavement (sidewalk) it always depended on traffic and weather conditions. A man always used to take the road side of the pavement to protect a woman from traffic and water sprayed by traffic, whether he was walking alongside her or passing her in the opposite direction. That doesn't happen much now, and what actually happens isn't something I've studied. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
