Why do Irish People stand on escalators in such an arsed-way manner?

wexandproud

Can we not leave the Irish alone for one day? [/QUOTE]

jaysus we have to bash ourselves, if we do it to anyone else the 'racist police' will be after us

Zillah

salmocab wrote: »

Saying something is etiquette in some other country doesn't mean we should all do it, just because people stand aside on escalators in london doesn't mean we should, if people like the english system so much they should move on over there.

Their way is better. It means people that want to stand can stand and people that want to hurry can hurry. Here, people that want to stand can stand, and people that want to hurry can shut the fuck up and stand staring at whatever vacuous whale is struggling to breathe in front of him.

We should change our way to match their way, because their way is better.

SpaceTime

feargale wrote: »

one else find these 'Why do the Irish...(Insert random non-uniquely Irish topic)?" threads are a bit self-loathing and boring?

Why do the Irish start threads bashing themselves??
I can assure you the Americans and French wouldn't do it!
French thread would be like "Why is French food so amazing?"

Never a thread asking "Why are some French people so demanding of adherence to good manners, according to French norms, on the part other people, and so rude themselves?"

Never a thread about spying on the rest of the world?

You have instanced what must be the two most self regarding nations on earth.
Self confidence shouldn't and doesn't have to preclude self examination. In fact, the lack of the latter suggests an inferiority complex.

I'm not saying we shouldn't be self-critical but this kind of stuff doesn't even make sense! I'm all for constructive criticism.

However, we tend to criticise ourselves irrationally and destructivly about stuff that's completely normal then fail to constructively critique things like why our economic system keeled over.

For example the HSE is chaotic because it evolved organically without control not because it's Irish which is the kind of illogical crap I'm seeing from self loathing commentators.

We get a lot of stuff very seriously well done too.

I even have Irish relatives who use the phrase that's 'a bit Irish' in reference to badly run stuff or a lazy attitude. It drives me nuts!

As a nation we seem to need a visit to the shrink at times! There's a big issue here with an inferiority complex and a victim mentality that prevents a lot of stuff from being reformed and changed and results in people accepting half-arsed service from some organisations especially the state.

Medusa22

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

I never realised that you are supposed to stand to one side to let other people walk up the escalator, until I was rudely shoved out of the way on the london underground escalator. I never saw people trying to walk up the escalator at home in Ireland and if I realised that they wanted to then I would have moved out of the way. I found it horribly rude to just be shoved out of the way. I always make an effort now to stand to the side so people can walk up after that - but mostly when I'm abroad and therefore around rude people without manners.

jimmytwotimes 2013

I really shouldn't be here

DaithiMC

Medusa22 wrote: »

I never realised that you are supposed to stand to one side to let other people walk up the escalator, until I was rudely shoved out of the way on the london underground escalator. I never saw people trying to walk up the escalator at home in Ireland and if I realised that they wanted to then I would have moved out of the way. I found it horribly rude to just be shoved out of the way. I always make an effort now to stand to the side so people can walk up after that - but mostly when I'm abroad and therefore around rude people without manners.

READ THE SIGNS on the Escalators - they tell you to stand on the right - its not something you are "supposed to" know. Oh yeah and.... MIND THE GAP.

fishy fishy

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I think it stems from a reality that we are typically not from an urban environment.

These rules tend to develop out of a necessity - if you look at Dublin - It is a city - but, very rare is anything crowed to the same level of the examples you will mention. Like London - Germany.

There is also a cultural aspect.

You could make the same comparisons and frustrations with other cultures from an Irish perspective. We get things done quicker in restaurants and pubs here, we don't sleep in the middle of the day. In London people do not engage in chat with fellow travellers. In Ireland , you can chat to anybody and not be an odd ball. I sort of like the unorganised social interactions and lack of rules of the Irish - it is annoying sometimes - but it also provides a freedom of expression and concepts.

In fairness , all these lads in a rush around everywhere , thinking they are in a rush to a big important meeting. It isn't really.

if you want to climb the escalator, just use the stairs which is usually right beside the escalator or not too far away, Why get on an escalator if you want to climb it - escalators is for people who want to be transported to the top without climbing - use your head and use the stairs if you want to walk up the escalator. Simples.

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

Zillah wrote: »

and people that want to hurry can shut the fuck up and stand staring at whatever vacuous whale is struggling to breathe in front of him.

Yes, because the only people who stand on escalators are overweight.

Here, you only really get escalators in shopping centres. Do you personally have many instances of shopping emergencies in your life that mean you can't wait an extra 10 to 20 seconds?

I'd suggest if 10 to 20 seconds on an escalator in a shopping centre or department store is going to make you late then you need to review your time management skills.

Cody Pomeray

No, but I don't judge those who do

DaithiMC wrote: »

READ THE SIGNS on the Escalators - they tell you to stand on the right - its not something you are "supposed to" know. Oh yeah and.... MIND THE GAP.

looks like we're dealing with a real expert in how to board the tube, here.

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

fishy fishy wrote: »

if you want to climb the escalator, just use the stairs which is usually right beside the escalator or not too far away, Why get on an escalator if you want to climb it - escalators is for people who want to be transported to the top without climbing - use your head and use the stairs if you want to walk up the escalator. Simples.

And escalator steps are quite deep and so more difficult to navigate, especially if you're short.

Like you said, if you don't want to take a breather for a moment, take the steps.

keithclancy

No, but I don't judge those who do

April O Neill wrote: »

Yes, because the only people who stand on escalators are overweight.

Here, you only really get escalators in shopping centres. Do you personally have many instances of shopping emergencies in your life that mean you can't wait an extra 10 to 20 seconds?

I'd suggest if 10 to 20 seconds on an escalator in a shopping centre or department store is going to make you late then you need to review your time management skills.

You're one of those folks that drive in the overtaking lane at the speed limit I guess :rolleyes:

Cody Pomeray

No, but I don't judge those who do

keithclancy wrote: »

You're one of those folks that drive in the overtaking lane at the speed limit I guess :rolleyes:

No that's a different issue altogether.

Think of the old-fashioned stairs (you know, the one that you walk up or down, with your own legs) as the overtaking lane.

It's not as if there is literally nowhere else to go but an escalator. I have never seen any multi story building without a manually navigated stairs, have you?

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

keithclancy wrote: »

You're one of those folks that drive in the overtaking lane at the speed limit I guess :rolleyes:

I don't drive.

LorMal

No, but I don't judge those who do

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

No that's a different issue altogether.

Think of the old-fashioned stairs (you know, the one that you walk up or down, with your own legs) as the overtaking lane.

It's not as if there is literally nowhere else to go but an escalator. I have never seen any multi story building without a manually navigated stairs, have you?

Oh fer Gawds sake! Have you been in Dundrum Shopping Centre? The escalators move at less than one inch per hour. Obviously designed as moving walk ways. Yet most people stand on them, moving so so slowly...only in Ireland. I am surprised we don't wave at each other going in oppositite directions too...gormless behaviour.

keithclancy

No, but I don't judge those who do

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

No that's a different issue altogether.

Think of the old-fashioned stairs (you know, the one that you walk up or down, with your own legs) as the overtaking lane.

It's not as if there is literally nowhere else to go but an escalator. I have never seen any multi story building without a manually navigated stairs, have you?

IKEA.

Cody Pomeray

No, but I don't judge those who do

LorMal wrote: »

Oh fer Gawds sake! Have you been in Dundrum Shopping Centre?

Yes, and judging by that lingo, I suspect you have been detained there slightly too long. Maybe you're still stuck there, on a slow moving escalator, behind a beached, exhausted woman with obligatory pram.

Those extended escalators are really more like travelators, and I agree people should be cognisant of others on those.

In fact, people should be cognisant of others on all escalators. I just wouldn't wet my knickers over it. Not that I wear knickers or anything.

keithclancy wrote: »

IKEA.

Conceded. But with those crazy prices, who can afford to stand around on an escalator, hmm?

LorMal

No, but I don't judge those who do

MonaPizza wrote: »

Bollox, the Dutch are just as pig-ignorant regarding the "etiquette" of the escalator, queue, whatever. When the metro pulls in the fcuking clowns barge on before allowing anyone to alight. I witnessed one time two Dutch women having a conversation standing in the doorway of a supermarket...I mean standing right between the two sliding doors. Muppets. People had to go around them. I cursed them out and told them to have their stupid conversation somewhere else where they were blocking everyone. Klootzaks!

The Brits are the only ones who have the whole shebang sorted. Everyone stands to the right on the escalators in the Tube. Queues are orderly, etc.

The Dutch are a special case. Rudest people on the planet. Lived there for 5 years..nightmare.

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

LorMal wrote: »

The escalators move at less than one inch per hour.

Oh noes, you might need to just chill out for a few minutes.

LorMal wrote: »

Yet most people stand on them, moving so so slowly...only in Ireland.

The 'only in Ireland' **** is weirdly self-regarding in a perverse way. We're not special in either a positive or negative way. We're just, ya know, people.

LorMal

No, but I don't judge those who do

April O Neill wrote: »

Oh noes, you might need to just chill out for a few minutes.



The 'only in Ireland' **** is weirdly self-regarding in a perverse way. We're not special in either a positive or negative way. We're just, ya know, people.

****....nice,ya know,term to use, ya know, in a discussion, like. (ya know)

elefant

I didn't read the whole thread, but on the OP, people in Amsterdam do not all stand to the side on escalators. They do pretty much exactly the same as Irish people.

edit: i notice this has been addressed already. Also, I don't think the Dutch are, in general, any more ignorant than any other nationality.

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

LorMal wrote: »

****....nice,ya know,term to use, ya know, in a discussion, like. (ya know)

Nicely side-stepping what I said there.

Now go back to clutching your pearls over Irish people's supposed ineptness.

Unless of you badly managed your time and now someone is delaying you by 20 seconds on an escalator somewhere. In that case, carry on.

Zillah

April O Neill wrote: »

Yes, because the only people who stand on escalators are overweight.

Here, you only really get escalators in shopping centres. Do you personally have many instances of shopping emergencies in your life that mean you can't wait an extra 10 to 20 seconds?

I'd suggest if 10 to 20 seconds on an escalator in a shopping centre or department store is going to make you late then you need to review your time management skills.

What on Earth are you actually arguing? Stand to one side and everyone gets the best of both worlds.

Sam Kade

LorMal wrote: »

Let's be honest here. With the improved roads these days, it has made access to Dublin from the dark lands too easy. Too many bog warriors walking around our shopping centres, airport etc..getting their thrills by using an escalator.

You should take off your blinkers and exit Your concrete haven sometime and realise that there is a world outside it.

awec

LorMal wrote: »

Oh fer Gawds sake! Have you been in Dundrum Shopping Centre? The escalators move at less than one inch per hour. Obviously designed as moving walk ways. Yet most people stand on them, moving so so slowly...only in Ireland. I am surprised we don't wave at each other going in oppositite directions too...gormless behaviour.

Yes, these are the ones that bug me the most. People are so ignorant that they just stand all over the escalator meaning you are stuck standing there for ages as it crawls to the next level.

I don't get why people just can't engage their brain and stand to one side if they are not interested in walking up an escalator themselves, so at least people who do wan't to walk up them can get past. I don't know whether it's ignorance or they just don't understand what they are doing.

Sam Kade

LorMal wrote: »

The Dutch are a special case. Rudest people on the planet. Lived there for 5 years..nightmare.

You spent 5 years outside your concrete haven and still wearing those blinkers :eek:

April O Neill

No, because it's a stupid thing to do and really annoys normal people

Zillah wrote: »

What on Earth are you actually arguing? Stand to one side and everyone gets the best of both worlds.

That outside of busy train stations, standing of less than a minute won't kill you. If you can't wait, as previously suggested, use the always-available stairs.

It's not a rule here, and we don't tend to have the crazily busy stations of big cities. People are not doing anything wrong.

Oh noes, you have to stand on an escalator in a shopping centre for 40 seconds. If this bugs you, I envy your worry-free existence.

LorMal

No, but I don't judge those who do

Sam Kade wrote: »

You should take off your blinkers and exit Your concrete haven sometime and realise that there is a world outside it.

I was joking, relax.

LorMal

No, but I don't judge those who do

April O Neill wrote: »

Nicely side-stepping what I said there.

Now go back to clutching your pearls over Irish people's supposed ineptness.

Unless of you badly managed your time and now someone is delaying you by 20 seconds on an escalator somewhere. In that case, carry

Tetchy.

Legs.Eleven

Medusa22 wrote: »

I never realised that you are supposed to stand to one side to let other people walk up the escalator, until I was rudely shoved out of the way on the london underground escalator. I never saw people trying to walk up the escalator at home in Ireland and if I realised that they wanted to then I would have moved out of the way. I found it horribly rude to just be shoved out of the way. I always make an effort now to stand to the side so people can walk up after that - but mostly when I'm abroad and therefore around rude people without manners.

It's funny but the English try so very hard to be polite in every other context but this one. They just lose it on the escalators in the underground. Prefer it the Irish way when people don't get their knickers in a twist over something so petty.

keithclancy

No, but I don't judge those who do

LorMal wrote: »

The Dutch are a special case. Rudest people on the planet. Lived there for 5 years..nightmare.

I wouldn't really agree, I find people in high density population cities rude, not one particular nationality

Not really anything to do with being Dutch.

I'm guessing you lived in the Randstad then ?