It's not a rule or law, but sensible people who have been to London or other places where it's more ingrained have brought it. On the long escalators down to the train station here (or up from), people always stand on the right and walk on the left.
But it's not a rule, and there are no signs or anything. Random breeders clogging escalators with their huge baby carriages always happen, too, even though there is a perfectly good elevator. They happen especially often when I have only seconds to catch my train...
I asked in my post but none of my many German friends replied.
Those loitering tourists are always making us miss trains but I ask because I had some German pensioners loudly complaining that people should use the stairs if they want to walk and was flabberghasted. Then looked for signs, if they needed any, and I think there are little pictorials but wtf it is only logical, nobody I know doesn*t know. They might do it if midtalk or assholes but everyone knows you walk on the left. So strange to think it*s not common enough in Germany for staid older couples to know! :)
*snickers at the thought of them hearing you suggest they come from backwater, what with having sneered at us locals*
This is nearly as big a surprise to me as discovering Berlin wasn*t actually at the border between East and West. I like telling this story to prove I am not well educated!
Yes, thank you! I initially had written it proved that I was not "intelligent" but I maintain that it is intelligent or logical to assume a divided city at a border, hah :)
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It's not a rule or law, but sensible people who have been to London or other places where it's more ingrained have brought it. On the long escalators down to the train station here (or up from), people always stand on the right and walk on the left.
But it's not a rule, and there are no signs or anything. Random breeders clogging escalators with their huge baby carriages always happen, too, even though there is a perfectly good elevator. They happen especially often when I have only seconds to catch my train...
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Those loitering tourists are always making us miss trains but I ask because I had some German pensioners loudly complaining that people should use the stairs if they want to walk and was flabberghasted. Then looked for signs, if they needed any, and I think there are little pictorials but wtf it is only logical, nobody I know doesn*t know. They might do it if midtalk or assholes but everyone knows you walk on the left. So strange to think it*s not common enough in Germany for staid older couples to know! :)
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This is nearly as big a surprise to me as discovering Berlin wasn*t actually at the border between East and West. I like telling this story to prove I am not well educated!
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Ah, well, Berlin being divided would make so much more sense if it was on the border, but actually, West Berlin was an enclave.
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