Walk to the right, pass to the left?

In my country, walk to the left and pass to the right. I never knew that till I get a job in an MNC last year. They taught me the manners of elevator. I could see people not obeying the rule but it is always better if all of us follow the rule. I try to follow thm most of the time. Luckily I am no in that company and I live in ground floor, so Here you go. I have forgotten every other manners told to me last year!

I think we live in a manner less society now. Everyone wants to be somewhere in a hurry and they don't care who they push to get there. its like when I ride the bus and it is crowded. I was always taught (and taught my sons this too) For a gentleman to stand and let a lady sit. Especially older ladies. But i have seen young healthy men who sit and let an elderly lady stand until the bus driver has to intervene or some nice (other person) will stand so she can sit. They wont budge. I have been on a crowded bus many times and had men sitting all around while i stand. I just think its rude. I really think if your a young person (male or female) let the older people sit. It is much harder on them that it is you.

This is manners that should be seen anywhere in any place. But if you leave in a fast paced society or in for example here in the Philippines. If it's like 9PM in the evening and you really need to get home if you wait politely while everybody gets off and not try to hang near the entrance, you won't get any ride at all LOL. That is as far as bus rides. As for the elevator or escalators, we cannot say that they are not taught to be that way, maybe they are just in hurry perhaps? It happens to me sometimes what I do is just say a quick apology to the person going out I also forget to apologize sometimes LOL. So whenever somebody else does that I just ignore them.

I believe it's just a general decline of good manners. I too was always taught to stay to the right, regardless if you're on an escalator, walking down a hall, or shopping at the grocery store. You stay right so others may pass or come in the opposite direction without causing a traffic jam. I was also taught to let others off the elevator before you get on. I always step to the side to let others off. I think the younger generations are just rude.

I think there are certain 'rules' like that in places where there are a lot of people in the city... when there are more public transportation. When I went to Japan, they have rules like that and everyone stands on the correct side (depending on each prefecture) and the other side is for people in a rush. But where I live, everyone just stands scattered on escalators. Elevators, I think that's only polite and common sense(I hope) to wait for people to exit.

I read about this topics in a forum in our country before, this brought a very special discussion at that time. I am kinda like what you, think people should do stand on the right and let people walk on the left on an escalator. But I read people's comments and reasons they won't do that, I accepted those and changed my point of view after that. I now won't walk on an escalator for safety, though I still stand on the right hand side. One of the comments I read in another forum is our biggest transportation company always makes an announcement in their train stations that people should not walk on an escalator and please hold the handrail, be a considerate person, I think that the knowledge taught to us changes, so we change. But in the case of pushing people in elevators, that's just an impolite behavior.

i would say that manners in general is declining.people in todays world are always in a rush and they just cant think beyond themselves.

I've never heard of the elevator thing but people usually move aside if you want to pass them and say "Excuse me." As for elevators, I've only experienced the people getting out first before anyone enters...it's the same deal with trains and buses too. It's not just good manners, it makes more sense.

[i]Hi dawn, I heard that also and been doing that in real life. But, It is really sad to see people who will be rushing to get in without allowing people in the elevator to get out first.... I guess this is just with a person itself, an attitude and a habit![/i]

Hi dawnald, Sure, over here, the rule is the same. Please keep left. So normally when I am on the escalator, I will try to keep left too. If it is just wide enough for 1 person, then I will either lean to the left anyway or stay in the center and move left should someone wants to get ahead. Cheers!

I've never heard of that for being on an escalator before. Makes some sense but most places with escalators have elevators or stairs for the people in a rush to go faster then the escalator goes. And of course the common sense things like don't wear overly long slacks or a skirt on one as you could get your clothes caught within the groves of the moving stairs.

I have actually heard about that a lot of times from lots of people. I think most of them say that the general rule is to always "KEEP RIGHT". If all people would just follow that rule then i think there would really be no problem. I think people who especially drive their cars on the street know that because as we could observe, all cars would always keep right so that there would be order and there would be less accidents.

I was taught the same thing but it does not hapopen that much anymore. good manners seem to be on the way out. My sons still rise when a visitor whio is a lady comes into a room. In fact, I rise if the person is older than me too. It is just culture I expect. People are no longer well mannered in public. Sad really.

Yeah,things seems to be changed nowadays.I agree the walk to the right,pass to the left,but it also seems to be rude if you walk on an escator.Those who are in a hurry could choose to climb up the stairs.And it must be more effective.

what good manners? totally been lost in the years

Well I usually keep right when walking any corridor or when climbing the stairs. Sometimes though I do lean on the left. but I think it makes sense to leave the left side free for those who want to pass you. The elevator etiquette that you mentioned is also the norm in my country. Alas, there are some people who just weren't taught the proper manners.

I was taught the same as you. Stay to the right. People walking in the mall certainly don't get this concept. They drive me insane! And as far the elevator, I've even had people try to hop on while I'm trying to get me and a baby stroller off the darn thing. GRRR! What idiots! I don't know who forgot to teach that important social skill, but I'd like to give them a heads up on how annoyed this makes people. I don't know about other cultures. I certainly see how the left and right rule could be mixed up since some countries drive on the left, but as far as the elevator rule...that should just be common courtesy.

you were raised like i was, with manners. this country has become such a melting pot and i think because of that there are a lot of people who weren't raised with these simple things and just don't know how to behave. it is annoying. i think down south more people have manners. here in the northeast outside of the city it can get pretty ugly.

I've never heard either one of those rules, but I do apply them lol I guess I'm just more curteous than other people

i think when it come to using elevator, it is polite if we let ppl out before we getting in, but about the escalator, i never know theres such thing ^^ maybe we got different cultures anyway..