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Oh come now! I think it's more about overcrowding of cities than anything else. Times change and so do habits. I'll walk on whichever side the shop I'm wanting to visit happens to be. If my memory serves me correctly, it was always the gentleman who was supposed to walk closest the carriageway as well. Something to do with keeping the lady safe from wearing the contents of a night pot, which had been dropped the from the lofty 2nd floor window above (awnings protected the walker close to the buildings apparantly). I don't see that happening too much intentionally these days........either the gentleman to the curb, or the night pot contents being hurled out the window! :mrgreen:

[QUOTE="Deleted member 29185, post: 1286150"] Oh come now! I think it's more about overcrowding of cities than anything else. Times change and so do habits. I'll walk on whichever side the shop I'm wanting to visit happens to be. If my memory serves me correctly, it was always the gentleman who was supposed to walk closest the carriageway as well. Something to do with keeping the lady safe from wearing the contents of a night pot, which had been dropped the from the lofty 2nd floor window above (awnings protected the walker close to the buildings apparantly). I don't see that happening too much intentionally these days........either the gentleman to the curb, or the night pot contents being hurled out the window! :mrgreen: [/QUOTE]

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