Escalator

Riding the escalator can be a positive experience in Nihon compared to other places.  In big cities, the natives stand to one side of the escalator allowing people to walk up the escalator on the unoccupied side.  Those in a rush can walk up the escalator rather than waiting behind the crowd.  However, some strange side effect has been produced from this courtesy.  Some people when walking up the escalators stop at the top as the escalators level out.  This often creates a traffic jam and you wonder why they had energy to walk up but then they became lazy all of a sudden.  On the other hand, people who stand on the slow-moving side often start walking early before the escalator levels out.  It does help alleviate the traffic on the slow side, but why do they switch from being lazy and standing around to starting to walk early?  If I'm on the walking side, I walk all the way through.  If I'm on the standing side, I wait until the absolute last second to get off at the top.  Going up was used as the example here, but these things also happen when going down.

The end of the escalator isn't the only place with problems.  Old ladies sometimes cause problems at the beginning of the escalator.  They'll stop at the beginning and wait for the right moment to step onto the escalator.  Hey lady, this isn't a video game where you'll die if you step on at the wrong moment.