My favorite is when they take forever to get on the escalator like it's this new invention and no one really knows what will happen if you dare set foot on one! Oh the magical wonders of this new device that ferries us from one floor to the next! Let me gently take a step as to not disrupt the obviously delicate balance of technology and divine intervention.
So its real... Growing up as a kid my mom always told me scary stories about escalators. She told me a story about a kid who went up one with untied shoes and lost are legs. I would always tie my shoes before getting on an escalator and jump over the spot where the stairs go through that grate at the bottom.
Man, there's not a year goes by, NOT A YEAR!, that I don't read about some escalator accident involving some b*stard kid that could've been easily avoided had some parent, I don't care which one, but some parent conditioned him to fear and respect that escalator!
After posting my last comment I looked it up on Snopes and there are a bunch of grisly accidents. I guess I should thank my mom next time I see her for conditioning me to be terrified of the escalator. I still check my shoelaces when I get on one.
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Slow down. It's not that serious. I stand on the escalator. If someone wants to pass me by, I'll move out of the way.
Only time I walk... Spoiler Never really do it on a escalator...but I am courteous if it is large enough to stand over to the right side...
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Standing is stupid, Crawling's a curse, Skipping is silly, Walking is worse. Hopping is hopeless, Jumping's a chore, Sitting is senseless, Leaning's a bore. Running's ridiculous, Jogging's insane- I take the stairs.
What are you in a hurry for at the mall? Sbarro's running out of pizza? Hot Topic sale on print-T's? I'll stand. But at airports, metro's, etc I abide by typical travel standards - stay on the right, pass on the left.
I can spare the 10 seconds instead of saying 'excuse me' and brushing up against other mall patrons while trying to navigate around them.
I almost always walk, unless there is someone in front of me or I am with someone else that is standing
There could be any number of reasons why a person would want to be in a hurry at a mall. First on my list would be to get away from you ****ing heathens.
