PB- Not 100% sure, but I believe all did indeed evacuate starboard.
I guess it was the slides size in the photos that gave me the impression there was plenty of exit area for the fleeing hundreds available. Had I viewed the setup before the test, I wouldn't have lost the cost of dinner.
There was in interesting first hand bit from an FI 'writer' here: URL="http://www.bizbuzzmedia.com/blogs/flight_international/archive/category/1033.aspx"]FI Blog[/URL]
Glad to pass along the pix - they were gleaned from Airbus.