People that skip queues!

ShowMeTheCash · 14-10-2015 10:30AM #1

On a fairly regular basis whether I am queuing for the bus or waiting in line at the work canteen for my tea women will skip the queue.
The usual thing that happens is they see a work colleague near the front of the queue and they will just waltz on in.
With the bus it generally is more blatant positioning of themselves so that they either get on the bus first or essentially will be in everybody’s way.

As I listen to angry feminists spout venom about sexism in the work place I realise I too am guiltily of sexism for allowing this to happen.
Next woman to do this I feel I should say:
“Hey sorry, excuse me… Are you not aware the queue starts over there? Oh you are? So you’re just an @rsehole then whose time is more important than everyone else’s?”

Rant over

davmol · 14-10-2015 10:31AM

I would definitely call anyone -man or woman out if they skipped the queue.

The height of bad manners.

ShowMeTheCash · 14-10-2015 10:34AM

davmol wrote: »

I would definitely call anyone -man or woman out if they skipped the queue.

The height of bad manners.

I generally find men don't do it, maybe because a man probably will have no issue calling out another man.... I dunno.

The_Valeyard · 14-10-2015 10:38AM

If there is a shower worse than the black n tans, its queue skippers.

the evasion_kid · 14-10-2015 10:39AM

Nightclubs are the worst places for this....I've seen some right little "madams" in my time

cowboyBuilder · 14-10-2015 10:40AM

The usual double standards OP, wait till the ultra feminists mods get to this thread... /locked

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 14-10-2015 10:41AM

Awkward to call in out in work with colleagues and management around. I find drunken taxi ranks to be the worst. Some sloshed young one stumbles over with her gaggle of harpy like friends and tries to jump in the taxi that just pulled up. The taxi which I've been queuing for for 20 minutes. Hit the road love, not a ****ing chance.

XplaygirlX · 14-10-2015 10:42AM

The one thing that really p!sses me off is when eldery men or women is in the queue for the bus/train they automatically think they have a 'right' to jump ahead of everyone else. [not sayin they're all rude] but some are. One time I was on the bus. I'm visually impaired. And I got told I was selfish by some random old person for not givin up me seat for her! She could obviously clearly see I had a white cane in me hands! But me being the kind person I am, I got up and gave the woman me seat and yet the old bag continued to have a go at me!

asherbassad · 14-10-2015 10:44AM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

I generally find men don't do it, maybe because a man probably will have no issue calling out another man.... I dunno.

Or a male queue-jumper knows there a good risk of a boot in the arse.

the evasion_kid · 14-10-2015 10:45AM

ShowMeTheCash wrote: »

I generally find men don't do it, maybe because a man probably will have no issue calling out another man.... I dunno.

The threat of violence is probably the main reason

kneemos · 14-10-2015 10:47AM

Oul wans are the worst,give them an inch they'll leave you standing.

gerrybbadd · 14-10-2015 10:47AM

eminemlover wrote: »

The one thing that really p!sses me off is when eldery men or women is in the queue for the bus/train they automatically think they have a 'right' to jump ahead of everyone else. [not sayin they're all rude] but some are. One time I was on the bus. I'm visually impaired. And I got told I was selfish by some random old person for not givin up me seat for her! She could obviously clearly see I had a white cane in me hands! But me being the kind person I am, I got up and gave the woman me seat and yet the old bag continued to have a go at me!

She'd still be standing if it was me. Headphones in, noisy old bag out

VandC · 14-10-2015 10:51AM

Or when you pick a queue based on shopping size.then their friend comes over somehow magically carrying a shopping trolley full of sh!t in their arms and doubles the time you have to wait when you could have been served ten times over in the other queue. Grinds my f%&king gears.

ciartastix · 14-10-2015 10:51AM

girls are 100% the main cuplrits! from skipping q's at taxis, niteclub toilets and late night take aways to name but a few! would never dream of doing it myself.

blue note · 14-10-2015 10:53AM

I haven't noticed it with women. I do find old people are terrible for queue skipping though. I suppose they have less time left and don't want to spend it queueing, but still!

jester77 · 14-10-2015 10:53AM

Don't be so soft... "Sorry, end of the queue is back is here" and a pointing motion in the general direction is all that is required.

If they kick up a fuss then the people in queue will always back you up.

mrDerek · 14-10-2015 10:55AM

eminemlover wrote: »

The one thing that really p!sses me off is when eldery men or women is in the queue for the bus/train they automatically think they have a 'right' to jump ahead of everyone else. [not sayin they're all rude] but some are. One time I was on the bus. I'm visually impaired. And I got told I was selfish by some random old person for not givin up me seat for her! She could obviously clearly see I had a white cane in me hands! But me being the kind person I am, I got up and gave the woman me seat and yet the old bag continued to have a go at me!

I dont mean to pry but when you say visually impaired and you have a white cane how do you read stuff on the internet (im not being ignorant just curious)

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 14-10-2015 10:56AM

Mr.S wrote: »

People queue for taxis still!?

In my home town yeah. Its a joke. Don't go back there much.

14-10-2015 10:57AM

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

The usual double standards OP, wait till the ultra feminists mods get to this thread... /locked

Oh hai o/

Considering I'm one of just 2 female mods of this forum (the other is off working in an arab country!), and neither of us are feminists, let alone "ultra feminist" then you'll be waiting a while for the ones you're looking for.

Mickeroo · 14-10-2015 11:00AM

The old "Chat'n'cut" tactic, one of my favourite bits in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Azalea · 14-10-2015 11:03AM

Queue-jumpers are arses. Never found the phenomenon, generally speaking, to be dominated by either gender.

Seems rather inflammatory to make a derogatory comment about one gender and then to pre-empt understandable objection to it as "ultra feminist".

whiskeyman · 14-10-2015 11:05AM

kneemos wrote: »

Oul wans are the worst,give them an inch they'll leave you standing.

In fairness, they haven't got much time left to be wasting in queues!

ShowMeTheCash · 14-10-2015 11:07AM

Hatless wrote: »

Queue-jumpers are arses. Never found the phenomenon, generally speaking, to be dominated by either gender.

Seems rather inflammatory to make a derogatory comment about one gender and then to pre-empt understandable objection to it as "ultra feminist".

Are you male or female?

MilesMorales1 · 14-10-2015 11:10AM

Old people are worse than any specific gender OP. I'll happily give up my seat on public transport for an old person or whatever of course, given that I'm not that much of a ****, but they're quite often rude, they barge right past you even though you were there first, right load of bollix.

foxy farmer · 14-10-2015 11:12AM

Sympathising with families at Funerals can be another hotspot fo queue jumping. Walking across graves at burials is another thing you'll see people doing just to get up the line faster. Ignorance of the highest order in my book. Show some respect.

14-10-2015 11:14AM

We only ever notice the people who do these things, we don't notice the countless others who don't - because our attention is never drawn to those that are behaving in exactly the same way that we are.

So someone sees a couple of older people skipping queues, and misses the other ten older people who waited patiently in line. People might notice the couple of women who didn't thank them for being let out in traffic, but don't take into account the ones (like me) who always do. And so they attribute the actions of a small noticeable few, to an entire grouping.

Very odd way to think, imo - and most certainly the way a minority of individuals think, rather than the majority. Thankfully.

ShowMeTheCash · 14-10-2015 11:15AM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Old people are worse than any specific gender OP. I'll happily give up my seat on public transport for an old person or whatever of course, given that I'm not that much of a ****, but they're quite often rude, they barge right past you even though you were there first, right load of bollix.

I disagree but then it will depend on everyone's environment.
I commute to work early I generally find everyone I commute with in the 20 - 50 age group.
Company I work from I have to say is about the same age group with the 20s to mid 30's dominating.

I would say in any given month a woman will skip the queue in the canteen perhaps 2 or 3 times while i am queuing, again using the whole chat and skip technique.
It happens a little less frequent on the bus.
But I have never witnessed a bloke skip the queue in either.

gramar · 14-10-2015 11:15AM

This is how to do it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG5WBTXgh_o

CliCliW · 14-10-2015 11:18AM

Buses are generally a pile up by the door business here, and usually the older (middle aged) people manage to sneak their way in just by going to the not busy side of the pile up. I'm not sure why they think it's more beneficial to get on the bus early: then you end up with randoms who come and sit down next to you (me included) and you're stuck sandwiched in by the window. Oh well.

More frustrating are the able bodied people who don't give up their seats to less able people. It annoys me to no end.

LDN_Irish · 14-10-2015 11:18AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We only ever notice the people who do these things, we don't notice the countless others who don't - because our attention is never drawn to those that are behaving in exactly the same way that we are.

It's easy to miss them though in fairness because they're invisible.

fizzypish · 14-10-2015 11:19AM

Concerts or festivals. Mainly young 3 foot tall girls (sometimes young guys). I patiently move through the crowd to get a decent position. In a group of 3 usually, they'll plow past me or push me forward to get a better position. There's no room and yet they keep pushing and pushing and PUSHING AND ****ING PUSHING ... WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO GO YOU DUMB ****, THERE'S NO SPACE. STOP PUSHING ME, I'M NOT GOING GOING TO GIVE YOU MY SPOT.

People that skip queues!

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