nopoleskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I really like hearing on your left or on your right. I also appreciate it when cyclists and runners say it when passing slower runners and walkers. I notice that people who are not immediately certain of their right and left, do not like it.
I sympathize with your cousin, when I was a beginner, so many things unnerved me. As your cousin advances and start to pass slower skiers, I bet he will change his mind.
DItto