Life in the Fast Lane?

Though American stereotypes of Italy would have Italians living life in the fast lane, one thing is for sure: there is simply no fast lane when it comes to riding escalators. Take the photo at left for instance, snapped at 8:45am - a time when people are in all other ways rushing to work here. 99% of the people you see in the photo are standing still... and this is on all four escalators! Even if the Metro isn't very busy, you will still find people standing side by side. I'm coming to believe it's all part of a cultural attitude towards public space in Rome that says, "I am here, but you do what you want."

This entry was posted by brady on Friday, March 17. 2006 at 07:23. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog.

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  1. aaron says:
    #1 2006-03-17 09:36 (Reply)

    ahh... escalator culture. it was nice in the uk. people who didn't move stayed on the right and people who wanted to walk went to the left.

    it seems pretty random here. some folks walk, some folks stand. doesn't matter what side.


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