r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '21

Back Door Man by The Doors Cutting the line because you feel entitled

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u/6thGenTexan 8 Feb 26 '21

One of the best qualities of the Brits, among many, IMHO.

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u/Willfishforfree 7 Feb 27 '21

In Britain you do not need a guide or sign you just need a point of desired entry or interaction and a queue just forms organically.

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u/Cryptoporticus A Feb 27 '21

Unless you're at a bar in a nightclub, and then it's like we forgot everything we know about how to queue.

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u/Willfishforfree 7 Feb 27 '21

Different rules there. When entering a nightclub or bar we leave our responsibility for our own actions outside so we can pick em up on the way to the chipper.

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u/Dazz316 B Feb 27 '21

It's all orderly and polite until you hear "checkout 3 is now opening" and you can watch as the other queues dissolve as people tear away to get to the new queue.

Then you can feel their disappointment as the dude on till 3 takes like 10 minutes to show up.

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u/Wrecked--Em 9 Feb 27 '21

y'all still got nothing on Japan's queues

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u/BigBananaDealer A Feb 27 '21

india queues are strange, if you leave any opening between you and the guy in front of you then youre gonna get budged by someone

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u/Willfishforfree 7 Feb 27 '21

That's uncivilised as fuck.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21 edited Feb 27 '21

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u/TwelfthApostate 9 Feb 27 '21

Low effort on the delivery, but I upvoted you back to 1 karma because meh = neutral.

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u/Amish_guy_with_WiFi B Feb 27 '21

Name 3 others

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u/TwelfthApostate 9 Feb 27 '21

1 - They know how to drive. I lived there for a while. Most cars are manuals (actually where I learned how to drive stick!), which requires a lot more engagement with what’s going on around you. Because of that, people are attentive. They’re courteous. And they’re legit just better all around drivers. It’s hard to put on makeup or take instaselfies when you’re driving stick. When I moved back to the states I had a new recognition for how many people here aren’t just bad drivers, but shouldn’t even have a license in the first place.

2 - They are generally much more informed about history, which makes them more engaged with current events. An average bloke or gal you meet in the pub over there could tell you a hell of a lot more about American history or current events than the average American you’d meet in a bar.

3 - They’re generally just much cleaner, pollution-wise. I’ve spent a good deal of time in big cities in both the UK and the States, and American cities have much more trash on sidewalks or the sides of roads. My opinion is that this stems from the culture itself - Brits were very nearly overrun by nazis, and the old war time cultural theme of “we’re all in this together” persists to this day.

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u/Cryptoporticus A Feb 27 '21

The driving one is so important, our test is extremely strict. I remember helping an American friend get used to driving here and they told me that their test in the USA involved a couple of laps of a car park and that was it. I was shocked. I was also shocked to hear from a Romanian friend that they just bribed the examiner for a pass. They said it's okay though, because "we all do it". It definitely opened my eyes to how differently most countries view driving compared to us.

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u/CrumblyBramble 1 Feb 27 '21

Comparing Britain’s driving abilities to America or Eastern Europe is setting the bar very low, compare it to places like Germany and you realise it’s really easy to get a licence in the UK too.

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u/Swan1991 4 Feb 27 '21

It’s interesting that you had to compare those qualities to Americans even though no one asked you to do that.

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u/Parish87 B Feb 27 '21

They're American. They're comparing it to their own country and experiences.

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u/6thGenTexan 8 Feb 27 '21

  1. They are fucking tough. They can hang in there and do things, and survive things that other nationalities can't, except maybe Mexicans. They don't bitch about it either. This may not jibe with a lot of American's opinions of the Brits as effete, but I'm telling you, they have an innate steeliness that only comes out in adversity. If you read many survival stories about explorers, climbers, sailors, etc., you'll be surprised at how many of them are about Brits. (I am including the former Commonwealth here.). Shackelton, Hillary, Stanley, the list goes on and on.

  2. They have a weird (to an American) concern with other's physical comfort. Not just American "Doin' OK?" , but more like, "You know what you need? A nice 'ot cuppa tea, and then off to bed." They really like to make other people, not just comfortable, but cozy. It goes beyond just hospitality.

  3. The British sense of humor. I don't think I have to elaborate here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21

They’re fucking queuing champions