What cheeses me off

[TheRealTMA]

not only that! More importantly, when on escalator always STAY LEFT and leave right side free for other to pass. Escalator is not the place to relax a bit and chat to your mate, it is part city public transport and must be used efficiently.

Nope.

• Stand Right, Walk Left: This is common in the US, UK, Australia, China, and many other places.
• Stand Left, Walk Right: Observed in Tokyo, Japan.

Escalator etiquette - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Port Power]

Nope.

• Stand Right, Walk Left: This is common in the US, UK, Australia, China, and many other places.
• Stand Left, Walk Right: Observed in Tokyo, Japan.

Escalator etiquette - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Wikipedia is not the oracle. It is well known that they sometimes make mistakes. This is one of them. "Stand right" is correct for UK, but definitely not in Australia.

Edit: The Wikipedia article does actually state that in Australia, it is "stand left, walk right". They got it right!

"Different regions follow different conventions: London, Hong Kong, and Osaka follow the stand-right/walk-left pattern, while in Japan (except the Kansai region, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, riders stand on the left and walk on the right."

 

[Flyfrequently]

The only thing I have is the seniors HCC and they cancelled that and that also meant I lost the electricity rebate and had to apply again

In Victoria with CSHCC, we don't get anything other than cheaper prescriptions, no electricity rebate here @VPS

 

[Port Power]

In Victoria with CSHCC, we don't get anything other than cheaper prescriptions, no electricity rebate here @VPS

I am going to be pedantic, as the card is SHC (Seniors Health Card). Not Health Care Card. The Seniors card is for more than health care (i.e. prescriptions). Could this be another WCMO moment?

In WA our service providers are generous: Rebates on electricity, council rates, water rates and driving license. Our state seniors' card gives us free public transport excluding peak hours, when the concession rate applies instead.

 

[mrsterryn]

In Victoria with CSHCC, we don't get anything other than cheaper prescriptions, no electricity rebate here @VPS

Some people are eligible for the low income card , as they are asset rich but (kinda) income poor

 

[drron]

Wikipedia is not the oracle. It is well known that they sometimes make mistakes. This is one of them. "Stand right" is correct for UK, but definitely not in Australia.

Edit: The Wikipedia article does actually state that in Australia, it is "stand left, walk right". They got it right!

"Different regions follow different conventions: London, Hong Kong, and Osaka follow the stand-right/walk-left pattern, while in Japan (except the Kansai region, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, riders stand on the left and walk on the right."

Not in Sydney in the first 30 years of my life it was always walk on the left and in earlier years was followed by nearly everyone.
Easier to get people to give way to me walking down the street now. I just stop and raise my walking stick. I do find that younger women and older men are more likely to move out of the way without any indication from myself.

 

[Quickstatus]

Recent cruise on Ponant - 40% 'LHD' nationalities, the rest RHD nationalities

In a few years there are going to be a small number of no hand drives with the introduction of autonomous self driving.

 

[JessicaTam]

In a few years there are going to be a small number of no hand drives with the introduction of autonomous self driving.

Easy, drive and walk in the middle.

 

[Quickstatus]

Easy, drive and walk in the middle

I think they expect to be transported like a pharaoh.

 

[Pushka]

Left hand driving in Australia = left side on escalators, footpath's, trails, corridors etc.

That works for Australia but not elsewhere. Eg in Japan, Kyoto region is the opposite to the rest of the country.

 

[drron]

In Singapore there is no excuse. Signs everywhere


Though nearly all cyclists ignore this one.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Left hand driving in Australia = left side on escalators, footpath's, trails, corridors etc.

the English also drive on the left but invented escalators so the traffic goes on the left, and stationary people are on the right leaving the left passage clear for traffic.

Unlike loons in Australia who stick religiously in the right hand lane of freeways at just below the speed limit.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

Have other people noticed the trend of signag3 at escalators discouraging walking and requesting users stay on one step?

 

[Scarlett]

Overuse of car horns!

Stereotype follows: WTF is it with Arabs and their car horns? I’m in Manama right now and it’s constant.
Everyone, everywhere, all at once.
It’s almost Cairo bad.

 

[markis10]

Overuse of car horns!

Stereotype follows: WTF is it with Arabs and their car horns? I’m in Manama right now and it’s constant.
Everyone, everywhere, all at once.
It’s almost Cairo bad.

Put China on the list for that one, especially most airports and anywhere in Shenzhen