# Upon entering a room, people generally turn to the \_\_\_\_\_\_.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 13, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upon-entering-a-room-people-generally-turn-to-the-______/384017 "2006-12-13T20:54:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaceMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@MaceMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaceMan)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upon-entering-a-room-people-generally-turn-to-the-______/384017/21 "2006-12-14T09:26:19Z")

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After eliminating the fact that doors may be hinged on either side from the situation, I would assume that people generally move in the direction that the room “flows.” For example, in a box-shaped room with the entrance near the left of the box, the person would turn right (toward the center of the room). Or, imagine a similar room with the entrance in the exact center. A large desk is sitting perpendicular to the right wall. I’d assume that most people would automatically turn left upon entering (unless they wanted to access the desk area).

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upon-entering-a-room-people-generally-turn-to-the-______/384017/22 "2006-12-14T10:03:37Z")

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[QUOTE=danceswithcats]  
Dunno 'bout y’all but I turn to the hostess and say hello. 😛  
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Yep, I look wherever there are boobs. Left and right don’t factor into the equation.

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