Singaporeans walk fast? I don't believe.
I think people in Hong Kong and Tokyo walk much faster than
Singaporeans. I went to Hong Kong and Tokyo, and people really walk
very fast. On escalators in train stations, shopping malls, office
buildings etc, people automatically keep to one side and let the
fast walkers pass by. People also walk on one side of corridors and
pavements... (The fastest human traffic I've ever seen is probably
in Hong Kong's Admiralty station and Tokyo's Shinjuku
station...)
In Singapore, it's very common to see a couple standing side by
side on an escalator blocking the way. When a corridor is divided
into 2 directions, people seldom keep to the side where they're
supposed to walk. I'm a fast walker (probably inherited from my HK
parents) and I find Singapore full of slow walkers who keep
blocking my way. Hence I'm quite surprised by this report that
Singaporeans walk the fastest...
(I have a feeling that I was one of the targets whose walking speed
was timed... and I contributed to the "fastest walking time"...)
