Do people in England walk on the other side of the sidewalk?

[fs5]

I was walking on a busy sidewalk today and noticed that everybody was conforming to how you would drive? On coming "traffic" was to my left.

So do people in England walk on the other side? On coming "traffic" to their right? 😕

 

I don't know about that but I do know they carry torches in thier pockets and smoke f@gs all day 😕

 

[DivideBYZero]

Yes. We do this whilst whistling the national anthem, eating crumpets and drinking tea.

 

DivideBYZero, lift any bonnets lately ? 😉


Edited for very poor spelling.

 

[Anubis]

heheh divide by zero is the name of a radio show on my campus station that a math prom runs

 

[Lonyo]

Lifter?
And where would he put the bonnet? In the boot?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Roger
DivideBYZero, lifter any bonnets lately ? 😉

I'll do you in, stuff you in the boot, then listen to the sound of the motor from under the bonnet when I gun it to go and bury your limp lifeless body. 😛

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Anubis
heheh divide by zero is the name of a radio show on my campus station that a math prom runs

A half life playing mate of mine used to use teh handle 'infinity squared' when we played as a team. I thought that was pretty witty, myself.

 

🙂


Got a f@g ? 😉

 

[StageLeft]

Taking roger's joke up a notch, they go out with their mates, bum f@gs, and then stagger home.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I gave up smoking f@gs when they started complaining 😉

 

[fs5]

damn thread hijackers! :frown:

 

[Mingon]

Their is two ways that etiquette allows walking on the pavement all historically linked. Walking to the left of the road i.e furthest away from the kerb is used such that your sword hand (assumes right handed) is facing the oncoming person so you can defend yourself if attacked. The second would be passing an oncoming women so that you would be closer to the kerb than them, this is from victorian times so that if their is traffic splashing into puddles you, rather than the lady, would get wet.

This is also linked to driving on the left, as with japan, cars driving on the left goes back to medieval times with horse riding, again so that the right hand can defend against an attack. America decided to change this just to be non-colonial and driving on the right was hence born.

Personally I think LHD cars are awkward, most people have the best coordination in their right hand so it makes sense to use that hand for steering. I think thats why most US people like auto's as they have problems controlling 'stick shifts' cars with the uncoordinated left hand.

Edit

As another side note Castle stairs also conform to the right hand rule, they all go clockwise so that the person coming down the stairs (assumed to be defending the castle) has a better fighting range.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Mingon
Their is two ways that etiquette allows walking on the pavement all historically linked. Walking to the left of the road i.e furthest away from the kerb is used such that your sword hand (assumes right handed) is facing the oncoming person so you can defend yourself if attacked. The second would be passing an oncoming women so that you would be closer to the kerb than them, this is from victorian times so that if their is traffic splashing into puddles you, rather than the lady, would get wet.

This is also linked to driving on the left, as with japan, cars driving on the left goes back to medieval times with horse riding, again so that the right hand can defend against an attack. America decided to change this just to be non-colonial and driving on the right was hence born.

Personally I think LHD cars are awkward, most people have the best coordination in their right hand so it makes sense to use that hand for steering. I think thats why most US people like auto's as they have problems controlling 'stick shifts' cars with the uncoordinated left hand.

Edit

As another side note Castle stairs also conform to the right hand rule, they all go clockwise so that the person coming down the stairs (assumed to be defending the castle) has a better fighting range.

thanks for all the 411, so do people in England walk on the other side of the sidewalk?

 

[Aquaman]

the school kids use rubbers to correct thier school work :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Mingon
Their is two ways that etiquette allows walking on the pavement all historically linked. Walking to the left of the road i.e furthest away from the kerb is used such that your sword hand (assumes right handed) is facing the oncoming person so you can defend yourself if attacked. The second would be passing an oncoming women so that you would be closer to the kerb than them, this is from victorian times so that if their is traffic splashing into puddles you, rather than the lady, would get wet.

This is also linked to driving on the left, as with japan, cars driving on the left goes back to medieval times with horse riding, again so that the right hand can defend against an attack. America decided to change this just to be non-colonial and driving on the right was hence born.

Personally I think LHD cars are awkward, most people have the best coordination in their right hand so it makes sense to use that hand for steering. I think thats why most US people like auto's as they have problems controlling 'stick shifts' cars with the uncoordinated left hand.

Edit

As another side note Castle stairs also conform to the right hand rule, they all go clockwise so that the person coming down the stairs (assumed to be defending the castle) has a better fighting range.

thanks for all the 411, so do people in England walk on the other side of the sidewalk?

If the question is directed at English people (or British people), then call it a fricking pavement! 😛
And normally it depends, if you;ve just come out of a shop on the left hand side of the road, you walk there, and vice-versa.
It's often just random.

 

[Mingon]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Mingon
Their is two ways that etiquette allows walking on the pavement all historically linked. Walking to the left of the road i.e furthest away from the kerb is used such that your sword hand (assumes right handed) is facing the oncoming person so you can defend yourself if attacked. The second would be passing an oncoming women so that you would be closer to the kerb than them, this is from victorian times so that if their is traffic splashing into puddles you, rather than the lady, would get wet.

This is also linked to driving on the left, as with japan, cars driving on the left goes back to medieval times with horse riding, again so that the right hand can defend against an attack. America decided to change this just to be non-colonial and driving on the right was hence born.

Personally I think LHD cars are awkward, most people have the best coordination in their right hand so it makes sense to use that hand for steering. I think thats why most US people like auto's as they have problems controlling 'stick shifts' cars with the uncoordinated left hand.

Edit

As another side note Castle stairs also conform to the right hand rule, they all go clockwise so that the person coming down the stairs (assumed to be defending the castle) has a better fighting range.

thanks for all the 411, so do people in England walk on the other side of the sidewalk?

If the question is directed at English people (or British people), then call it a fricking pavement! 😛
And normally it depends, if you;ve just come out of a shop on the left hand side of the road, you walk there, and vice-versa.
It's often just random.

Only cause your a heathen 😀 you obviously havent been taking your archery lessons you knave 🙂

Englands full of these strange laws e.g. taxis in london should by law have straw in the boot, to feed the horses obviously. Also tower bridge has grazing rights for sheep i.e. you can take a herd of sheep across the bridge.

 

[imported_Phil]

I regularly keep a live sheep nestled in hay in the boot (I said BOOT damnit!) of my taxi, while burning f@g after f@g and shouting "wotcha mate" out the window as I drive over Tower Bridge 😀 😛

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Mingon
Their is two ways that etiquette allows walking on the pavement all historically linked. Walking to the left of the road i.e furthest away from the kerb is used such that your sword hand (assumes right handed) is facing the oncoming person so you can defend yourself if attacked. The second would be passing an oncoming women so that you would be closer to the kerb than them, this is from victorian times so that if their is traffic splashing into puddles you, rather than the lady, would get wet.

This is also linked to driving on the left, as with japan, cars driving on the left goes back to medieval times with horse riding, again so that the right hand can defend against an attack. America decided to change this just to be non-colonial and driving on the right was hence born.

Personally I think LHD cars are awkward, most people have the best coordination in their right hand so it makes sense to use that hand for steering. I think thats why most US people like auto's as they have problems controlling 'stick shifts' cars with the uncoordinated left hand.

Edit

As another side note Castle stairs also conform to the right hand rule, they all go clockwise so that the person coming down the stairs (assumed to be defending the castle) has a better fighting range.

no offense to you Mingon but thats gotta be the dumbest explanation for anything ever.

 

[Balt]

Judging from the four months I spent in London, I'd say the Brits walk on whichever side of the street they can. 😛

 

[Konigin]

When I was there I noticed most of the natives walked on "the other side."

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: Lonyo


If the question is directed at English people (or British people), then call it a fricking pavement! 😛
And normally it depends, if you;ve just come out of a shop on the left hand side of the road, you walk there, and vice-versa.
It's often just random.

I don't think he's talking about which side of the street you're walking on.

In the US, if two people are passing each other on the sidewalk you usually step to the right side, to avoid the awkward dance that happens as you try to dodge each other.

Which side do the brits cheat to?

edit: This is the perfect sort of inane question for ATOT!

 

[Mingon]

Explain whats dumb about it? Its historically correct and makes perfect sense.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: bigalt

Originally posted by: Lonyo


If the question is directed at English people (or British people), then call it a fricking pavement! 😛
And normally it depends, if you;ve just come out of a shop on the left hand side of the road, you walk there, and vice-versa.
It's often just random.

I don't think he's talking about which side of the street you're walking on.

In the US, if two people are passing each other on the sidewalk you usually step to the right side, to avoid the awkward dance that happens as you try to dodge each other.

Which side do the brits cheat to?

edit: This is the perfect sort of inane question for ATOT!

yeah.. I meant the same side of the street... sorry if it caused confusion.

 

[azazyel]

.....then she shat on a turtle..