stairwellpoliteness
/ˈstɛəwɛlˈpɒlɪtnəs/nounVerified NewAlso in: Treppenhöflichkeit (Deutsch) · escalacortesía (Español) · escarpolitesse (Français)
The elaborate courtesy of shared staircases, where everyone yields and nobody arrives.
Stairwellpoliteness produces loops of "after you" at every landing, resolved by the bag rule: whoever carries more goes first. The protocol adds minutes and warmth in equal measure. Its highest form is the simultaneous step-aside, performed with smiles, in a stairwell built for one.
Etym. — stairwell + politeness — the choreography of the shared stairs.
Rel. — sharedwalltrust · upstairsfloorcreak
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