General Dining norms
How they eat in Britain—meal times, dining customs, and other national quirks
How they eat in Britain—meal times, dining customs, and other national quirks
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.