Originally Posted by goosegreen
The problem I have with the "stand at the right, walk on the left" rule, is that here in Australia, we stand at the left & pass on the right! So I suppose I'd get shot.
What's interesting is that in Hong Kong, there was a big campaign to teach people to "stand on the right, walk on the left" on escalators when the MTR first opened in the late 70's. And in Hong Kong, cars go on the left like the UK and Australia.