Monday, February 14, 2011

Move to the Right!

There are basic social contracts already in place, yet I seem to be caught in some warped spot in the nation where the majority of people are mindless of these. For one: move to the right! This is not Britain. We do not drive on the left side of the road, we do not enter the left door, and we do not walk on the left side of corridors and aisleways - step to the right people!

I hate it when in traffic inside a store I crowd to the right side, which I am already on, to make it clear that I am making as much room as possible for people to move by on my left - where there is all of this space. In spite of all of the excess room there, in spite of the fact that I have moved over more, in spite of the fact that it is not normal to move to the left as the oncomer is trying to do, and it is really impolite to crowd someone and push past them, these socially challenged people insist on aiming for the place where there is NO room, separating me from the side of a wall or display to squeeze between me and whatever, instead of simply and politely moving to the other side - the correct side - their right side.

This should not need be said! Unbelieveable and yet a constant annoyance!

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