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Don't be "that" tourist - things to avoid when you are abroad {Gadling}
Aug 19th 2009 3:37PM Hey Leigh ~ This is not my opinion or pet peeve. It is clearly written on signs lined up the escalators in Paris (where I live and work); "Tenez a Droit" Keep to your Right. Think of it like a highway where they post; Slower Traffic Keep to the Right" and I think we'll find there's enough room on the escalator for all of us!
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Don't be "that" tourist - things to avoid when you are abroad {Gadling}
Aug 18th 2009 1:46PM When in England remember that this culture drives on the left hand side of the road. So even if you aren't going to hire a car, take caution to also walk on the left hand side of the sidewalk. Just like the street, people tend to navigate the sidewalks like their streets. This also goes for the entire UK, Japan and any other country that drives on the left hand side of the road.
As a side note, most large cities have metro systems, subways, or underground's. Call them by their proper name for clarification. If someone asked me for the Tube in Paris I wouldn't know what they were talking about. And getting back to right of passage on public thorough fares. When standing on an escalator, stay on the right hand side (left hand side in the UK) as passengers who want to walk up the stairs will use the left hand side of the steps to pass. Most Europeans will walk up a moving escalator and I've seen plenty of US tourist families crowd an escalator gabbing away, totally unconscious of the pile up forming behind them because they "don't understand them" or can't read the sign indicating to move aside! (Tenez a droit = stay to the right).
These are my two pet peeves about tourists, hope they help.
