老外在中国：自动扶梯有必要左行右立吗？
<p>在英国人<span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="McIntosh">McIntosh</span>心里，自动扶梯需要分区的概念已经根深蒂固：左行右立——不论是在地铁站、购物中心，还是在机场的自动人行道上。但他却发现，研究证明，自己一直遵守的扶梯礼节不仅不安全，可能还影响了通行效率。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Craig">Craig</span> <span word="McIntosh">McIntosh</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Smoke">Smoke</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p>12岁的时候，我从英格兰东北的家乡出发，坐夜班汽车第一次去了伦敦。这趟旅行是我们家的成人礼。我哥哥也是在12岁时，随母亲去了这个大城市。</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Piccadilly">Piccadilly</span> <span word="Circus">Circus</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="escalators">escalators</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Underground">Underground</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="length">length</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="grinding">grinding</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>. <span word="KEEP">KEEP</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="RIGHT">RIGHT</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="read">read</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="standing">standing</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p>伦敦之旅让我印象最深的不是牛津路上的繁忙商店，也不是皮卡迪利广场的热闹景象，而是伦敦地铁站巨大的自动扶梯——不仅长度惊人，而且滚动的机械台阶上还有大大的黄色警示语。上面写着“请靠右”，这毫无讨论的余地。靠右是为了给着急的人（或者那些不想站着的人）让出左边的空间，以供行走。</p>
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