whilst discussing such matters, I absolutely cannot stand people who start putting their grocery items on the conveyor belt before I’ve finished mine, leaving me to squash everything up to fit on the space they’ve left me. RUDE
people loitering near a queue so you don’t know whether they’re queuing or not 🤦♀️
What goes through your mind:
*There’s no fucking way they’re getting in front of me.*
If you are in a pub this is 100000% acceptable. Since Covid people have forgot how to queue. QUEUE ETIQUETTE IS IMPORTANT
Unless you’re at a bar, where single-file queuing is incredibly weird
I have absolutely no qualms in changing the direction of a queue if it starts to get unruly
I love the way all British etiquette goes out the window when the announce “check out 4 now opening”
Person in front turns 90 degrees
Me: Oh no
Hoping you wont notice them overtake you, unaware of you planning the assault thay wont happen even if they do
I’m not going to be lectured on how to queue by a country full of people that does it for shits and giggles and takes pride in its ability to queue. Well done, everyone, apparently it’s a cultural thing to celebrate that you know how to stand behind someone else
Bus stations. Bus stops weirdly are fine.
The issue is: two or more tills, one queue (which the Brits seem to prefer) or actually being sensible, efficient and logical by having a queue at each till.
When the line gets so long that it needs to turn so you pick a side and hope that the person coming from the other side respects your decision or just stand in the Y line and pray they remember you standing there first when it’s merging time.
They are probably married. Were they talking?
I had exactly this today, really weirded me out
Yesterday a chap did a faster walk than me and overtook me just before the coffee shop that we both turned into. He then didn’t hold the door and let it shut on me. Realising his double faux pas, he said sorry, and we joined the queue. Within seconds he had sort of backed up next to me in the queue. Then he pretended to look at the shop’s merchandise back a bit further. I obviously left space for one person in the queue in front of me so he could rejoin. But it got to his turn to order, so I looked round in a clear and obvious way, to indicate to the person behind the counter that I’m not next, without actually having to speak. But he was gone. I think he left the coffee shop in shame.
I noticed it’s teenage and early 20s males. Queueing at the parking ticket machine. They want to be seen as a lone wolf maverick. Too cool to queue with the oldies so they stand to the side a bit. Then you end up asking if they are in the queue. They don’t look up from their phone and just give a single short nod. I’m not bitter about getting old or anything. Honest
I think im at a bar by the description!
Germans and my boss have zero queue awernass .it really is a British grump
And the people directly in front of you who don’t immediately move forward when the queue moves 🤬
Depends though doesn’t it? Sideways queuing to prevent blocking off the pathway for people just passing? Only sane thing to do.
Yeah! It’s passive aggressive.
It’s the people who insist on queuing so close behind that you can almost feel their breath on the back of your neck. Shudder worthy behaviour.
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whilst discussing such matters, I absolutely cannot stand people who start putting their grocery items on the conveyor belt before I’ve finished mine, leaving me to squash everything up to fit on the space they’ve left me. RUDE
people loitering near a queue so you don’t know whether they’re queuing or not 🤦♀️
What goes through your mind:
*There’s no fucking way they’re getting in front of me.*
If you are in a pub this is 100000% acceptable. Since Covid people have forgot how to queue. QUEUE ETIQUETTE IS IMPORTANT
Unless you’re at a bar, where single-file queuing is incredibly weird
I have absolutely no qualms in changing the direction of a queue if it starts to get unruly
I love the way all British etiquette goes out the window when the announce “check out 4 now opening”
Person in front turns 90 degrees
Me: Oh no
Hoping you wont notice them overtake you, unaware of you planning the assault thay wont happen even if they do
I’m not going to be lectured on how to queue by a country full of people that does it for shits and giggles and takes pride in its ability to queue. Well done, everyone, apparently it’s a cultural thing to celebrate that you know how to stand behind someone else
Bus stations. Bus stops weirdly are fine.
The issue is: two or more tills, one queue (which the Brits seem to prefer) or actually being sensible, efficient and logical by having a queue at each till.
When the line gets so long that it needs to turn so you pick a side and hope that the person coming from the other side respects your decision or just stand in the Y line and pray they remember you standing there first when it’s merging time.
They are probably married. Were they talking?
I had exactly this today, really weirded me out
Yesterday a chap did a faster walk than me and overtook me just before the coffee shop that we both turned into. He then didn’t hold the door and let it shut on me. Realising his double faux pas, he said sorry, and we joined the queue. Within seconds he had sort of backed up next to me in the queue. Then he pretended to look at the shop’s merchandise back a bit further. I obviously left space for one person in the queue in front of me so he could rejoin. But it got to his turn to order, so I looked round in a clear and obvious way, to indicate to the person behind the counter that I’m not next, without actually having to speak. But he was gone. I think he left the coffee shop in shame.
I noticed it’s teenage and early 20s males. Queueing at the parking ticket machine. They want to be seen as a lone wolf maverick. Too cool to queue with the oldies so they stand to the side a bit. Then you end up asking if they are in the queue. They don’t look up from their phone and just give a single short nod. I’m not bitter about getting old or anything. Honest
I think im at a bar by the description!
Germans and my boss have zero queue awernass .it really is a British grump
And the people directly in front of you who don’t immediately move forward when the queue moves 🤬
Depends though doesn’t it? Sideways queuing to prevent blocking off the pathway for people just passing? Only sane thing to do.
Yeah! It’s passive aggressive.
It’s the people who insist on queuing so close behind that you can almost feel their breath on the back of your neck. Shudder worthy behaviour.
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