Many people probably don’t take the time to think about it, but walking etiquette imitates road laws – we drive on the right, so we also walk on the right. But of course, in Australia they drive on the left side of the road, so they also walk on the left! I discovered this one of my first days here, when I had an awkward encounter on the stairs: I was walking up on my right, he was walking down on his left, and obviously, we collided. It hasn’t been a problem since, but it is interesting to note. Need proof? Check out the escalators in the Geelong mall:

PICTURE TO COME 🙂

Perhaps completely unrelated, but another interesting Australian quirk: the light switches go the other way!

UP = OFF                   DOWN = ON