I have been told one English person can form a queue. I understand Italians are genetically incapable. I know the Irish don't do queues? Gimme more.
2006-11-16 10:41:09 · 12 answers · asked by SouthOckendon 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
damn! should read "form a queue" It's late here in Essex and past my bedtime!
2006-11-16 10:42:36 · update #1
Crikey! Ireland queues? is it the new people? Jazes, I'm only out of it five years and people queue?
2006-11-16 10:51:39 · update #2
The English do love their queues, don't they. So much I'm not sure that it would actually require an entire English person to form one. Maybe just a few brain cells. ;-)
Polite Americans take an "Excuse me while I get in front of you" approach. Rude ones just push ahead. A young Polish man very gallantly "After you"'d me at the bus stop this evening. He had a great sense of humour about it as well. But that's one data point.
The French system just works, although I don't understand it, except for the Poste, where it's take a number. And there was always someone kind enough to make sure I got the number for the correct queue.
So to play your game: English, enough brain cells to form the concept; Scots can't be bothered, except at bus stops; U.S. Americans, one to 'lead', ten to be held back,; France, however many queues the government has set up in a particular location; Spain, glorious pandemonium.
2006-11-16 10:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asda said that if there was one person in front of you at the checkout then they would open a new one so that you could avoid the queue.......this was a while back! Anyway from that I conclude that two people are the minimum requirement for a queue, though I do concede that in England anything is possible!! Sometimes we are eccentric in the extreme!!
2006-11-16 10:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by katieplatie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think queueing may be officially banned in this country but I would say the minimum number of people required is 2
2006-11-16 10:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rosie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One person makes a queue at the point he or she is about to be served i.e. a queue exists when a person is standing still waiting to be served.
It is a sign of a civilised society, still apparent in parts of England, but increasingly seen less as good manners appear to be disappearing. A sad indictment of society.
2006-11-16 10:53:28 · answer #4 · answered by Peter Bro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one the sign said queue here so there i was all on my own waiting to be served
2006-11-16 13:53:27 · answer #5 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so wrong, Irish totally do queue, its the french who dont, in fact u should read Bill Brysons 'Neither Here nor There', hilarious bit about queuing
2006-11-16 10:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by Sal437 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONE!!
"The queue forms here, behind me."
2006-11-16 10:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to Eastern Europe they just rush en masse from everywhere !!
2006-11-16 10:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
two.
one guy running the maze of velvet ropes at an airport or bank is just an idiot.
2006-11-16 10:44:29 · answer #9 · answered by sobrien 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say if there was more than 1
reply to Katie I work in Asda, they talk a lot of Pi*
2006-11-16 10:43:49 · answer #10 · answered by sexyass 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋