Stand right, walk left is the pinnacle of civil society when it comes to escalators.

Escalators are moving stairs that can suck you into the gears underneath and turn you into ground meat if you get caught in the teeth at the end of them. Doesn't surprise me that people are hesitant to walk on them as you're much more likely to trip and fall walking on stairs vs standing. Better to let them safely carry you up or down, then safely step off at the end.

Escalators are a form of elevator and not stairs. They were put there because stairs would be to long or too steep for stairs and a traditional elevator has less capacity. I also believe that the general recommendation is that you don't walk in elevators because it creates a significant amount of risk of accidents while saving an insignificant amount of time.

So do they expect the same shit when they get home and stand at the bottom of their stairwell?

No, because, unlike yourself apparently, they have the capacity for reason.

I'll be honest if standing still at the bottom of my stairs at home eventually took me to the top I'd do it.

She could be completely depressed and just takes life like it is. Shitty all the way down.

How dare you tell me how to have fun!