Comment by Interesting-Credit-8 on 03/12/2024 at 03:55 UTC

123 upvotes, 6 direct replies (showing 6)

View submission: What’s the weirdest “unwritten rule” everyone just follows?

Getting into lines with no direction to do so. Walking on the right hand side of the sidewalk (hallway, stairs, etc).

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Comment by PM_meyourGradyWhite at 03/12/2024 at 04:24 UTC

66 upvotes, 6 direct replies

I’ve noticed people from left-hand drive countries walk on the left side of the aisle. Is that true?

Comment by qglrfcay at 03/12/2024 at 13:22 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

In England 50 years ago, these long and wide escalators led down into the subway. Unwritten rule, stand to the left, the right side is for people charging down the escalator really fast.

Comment by squishgallows at 03/12/2024 at 16:51 UTC

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I wish people would default to one side of walkways.  That's not common in my experience.

Comment by livinginmyfiat210 at 03/12/2024 at 16:52 UTC

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Yeah, I was at Walmart and the way the line was set up encouraged you to be on the left side, I slide to the left side and a Walmart employee tries to walk there as it's his right. Pretty sure I annoyed him, but it's the stores fault imo

Comment by Interesting-Credit-8 at 03/12/2024 at 16:57 UTC

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Seems like my pet peeve is more common than I thought with everyone doing something different. Just what I said.

Comment by CafeTeo at 03/12/2024 at 18:02 UTC

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I use lines as a message to check first. Since I know most people are not paying attention. Most of the time I find a faster way to get what I am looking to get done.

ESPECIALLY exiting buildings. Lines of 10 doors and everyone is using 1.

Blows their fucking minds when I randomly open another door.