alice howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's beat into our heads from the time we can walk -- stay to the right. Walking in a crowded hallway, up a stairway, touring a museum, etc etc -- we are constantly told "Keep to the right". It's the polite way to progress in a busy situation.
It's probably a result of the same process that determined the road etiquette, rather than being a result of road rules. Just a thought, not confirmed history. Well, here in Australia, we drive on the left-hand side of the road and at school we were taught "keep to the left". The footpaths in the central business district of Sydney, when I arrived here, sported painted signs "keep to the left" and the moving staircases in the major shops still show signs which say: "keep to the left so that others may pass". All of which would seem to indicate that the etiquette for walkers is related to the local road rules. Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
