When I was in elementary school, we had something called an "unsafe walker." The main offense of an unsafe walker was failing to stay to the right when on the stairwell or walking through the halls. If you didn't stay to the right of the stairwell or the hall (or misbehaved in line), you were sent back to your strarting point to begin again. Observing the way people walk pell mell around this city, it is obvious the majority of people were never taught to stay to the right when walking. What a simple thing to teach a child! And to this day I have never fogotten it! If only everybody learned this invaluable skill by the time they were six or seven, the number of crashings, bumpings and logjams on subway steps, sidewalks and crosswalks would be drastically reduced and hence improving the quality of life here in NYC. I am curious to know if anybody else out there was ever taught to stay to the right when walking.

Regarding my comment about the Real World: Frommer's, I don't think "jealous" or "fair" is the issue here. Jessa at Bookslut said it best:"Because when you're in Paris, you want to know what the token virgin, the token redneck who eventually learns to make peace with women, gays and/or blacks, the token gay guy, the token beautiful blonde who eventually learns beauty is more than skin deep, and the token alcoholic like to do in France."