Families visiting London

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At my wit's end with this one...

I cannot understand why families visiting London love to walk in a line the full width of the pavement.... slowly... Oh so slow!. If I'm walking towards them they don't appear to notice me until I'm right in front of them and then seem confused/annoyed that they need to move to let me through. If I'm behind them they don't seem able to hear my "Scuse!".

Whilst it might work for them, there's a whole city of other people to consider. So it doesn't work.

Why are they like this and what do to?

They're not the ones moaning. They're just happy doing their thing, taking in the sights. A simple 'excuse me please', s'all it takes.

Perfectly happy for them to walk and enjoy the sites.
I do say excuse me to get them to move, doesn't mean it isn't inconsiderate or rude to take up a whole oath and block others.

I’ve only lived in London for ten years, so I KNOW there are escalators in other cities. Yet put tourists in London and they seem compelled to walk to the top of them and then stop dead, staring, as if they’d never seen one and their brains can’t comprehend what to do next.