I find that a minority, when hearing that, instinctively take a step left before realizing that they need to move to the right.

  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    I’ll only ever say “on your <side>” if I’m moving significantly faster than a person (e.g. I’m biking or running), there’s little space, and I have some reason to think they may not be aware that I’m coming up behind them and could move unexpectedly to the side.