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Que skipping

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Cellardoor23 · 27/08/2016 15:23

Would you say something if someone jumped in front of you? Or would you wait quietly until someone served you?

It's happened to me a few times. I'm never sure whether to speak up because I don't want to be rude, but I've also stood quietly and been ignored.

What would you do?

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Madbengalmum · 27/08/2016 15:27

I always say something if i have been in a queue and someone takes it upon themselves to not bother to queue. It might as well be a free for all if not.

bumbleclat · 27/08/2016 15:27

queue

OurBlanche · 27/08/2016 15:28

"Oh! I am sorry. Was I queueing in your way?"

"Ooooooooooh! Lovely manners to teach your kids"

"Excuse me! I think, if you look properly, you will be able to find the end of this queue"

I have a few stock sentences and I say them loudly, in my best ex-teacher voice, accompanied by a Paddington Hard Stare, as and when necessary!

I even enjoy it when someone has the balls to tell me to fuck off...

"How nice of you dear"

"Rude too!"

"Well, if you hadn't pushed ahead of me I wouldn't have said anything, would I?"

PurpleDaisies · 27/08/2016 15:29

I tell them to move with a combination of force and charm. "Excuse me, did you miss that there's s queue, the back is over there" followed by s big smile always works.

HoneyDragon · 27/08/2016 15:35

Love the thread title it's given me a fab mental image of Manuel from Fawlty Towers Grin

bigtapdancingpimp · 27/08/2016 15:37

I shove them right out of the way and say 'The back of the queue is behind me'.

Queenbean · 27/08/2016 15:37

Yes I say "I'm so sorry, I presume you have somewhere much more important to be than me?"

And it's queue. Why do so many people struggle with cue / queue?

BillSykesDog · 27/08/2016 15:38

Just say 'Excuse me, I was in front of you in the queue'.

ProseccoBitch · 27/08/2016 15:39

I always say something like "Excuse me, there's a queue" or "Excuse me, the queue starts back there".

aquashiv · 27/08/2016 15:39

I usually say something like "I hate queues too as I park my self firmly in front of them".

Oh! I am sorry. Was I queueing in your way?" going to remember that one.

FrancisCrawford · 27/08/2016 15:40

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bigtapdancingpimp · 27/08/2016 15:41

Que? Grin

PaperdollCartoon · 27/08/2016 15:43

Always say something. I have a very low tollerance for bad manners and arseholes.

TheCrowFromBelow · 27/08/2016 15:43

Just say, politely and calmly "Excuse me, there's a queue"
That's not rude.

PaperdollCartoon · 27/08/2016 15:43

Tolerance*

tofutti · 27/08/2016 15:44

I don't want to be rude, but I've also stood quietly and been ignored.

Agh why are Brits so polite to the point of getting walked over by people.

Why do you think YOU would be rude? They are rude.

Coconutty · 27/08/2016 15:45

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Summerdiamond · 27/08/2016 15:46

happened me recently in Lidl - long queue, everyone in it, myself included only had couple of things, a man walked past everyone & stood in front of me - didnt even acknowledge me standing there, so I tapped him on shoulder & asked had he not seen me, oh well I only have couple of things - as do I, as does that man, so if you dont mind I've been standing here quite a while.....
had he asked maybe but just to totally ignore me, gets on my goat!

Original poster
Cellardoor23 · 27/08/2016 15:49

Sorry I just realised I spelt 'queue' wrong. Idiot Blush

When people don't queue at the bus stop either. It really annoys me.

It's just because I was waiting in a queue yesterday and two people had already jumped in front of me. When it got to the third time I spoke up and said 'excuse me, I was here first' the customer and the server both looked at me as if I was in the wrong Confused

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user7755 · 27/08/2016 15:50

'Excuse me, I was here first'

Someone once said 'but I've been queuing for ages'. At which point I explained that I knew that as I was already queuing and therefore saw her when she arrived. Hmm

hollyisalovelyname · 27/08/2016 15:55

I always tell them there is a queue ( and I get embarrassed !!!)
I will always let people who were ahead of me go first if the shop assistant goes to serve me instead of them.
It's just manners.

Pineapplemilkshake · 27/08/2016 15:56

I would say something, firmly but politely.

The other thing that annoys me is the type of queue jumping that goes on in attractions and theme park rides etc. Eg if there are a couple of people in front of you and then their friends/family join the queue after you, but they try to move up to be with the friends in front. If they all need to be together so badly, why don't the friends at the front move back, rather than make everyone else wait longer in line.

livingthegoodlife · 27/08/2016 16:00

Someone jumped a queue in front of me recently and politely but firmly pointed out that I was queueing and she went mental and shouted at me that I was not, she was here first, she showed me out the way etc. Shook my confidence big time.

Will put me off saying Anything if it happens again.

bigtapdancingpimp · 27/08/2016 16:01

Brits are awful for standing by and letting others walk all over them hence my previous post (I live abroad)

My Irish friend came here and went mental at some Russian tourists trying to jump the bus queue in front of some polite Brits. 'Fucking ignorant twats' is still ringing in my ears Grin

bigbuttons · 27/08/2016 16:02

I was in Lyon this summer. I was in a Zara, standing in the slowest queue in the world ever. My mum and I waited and waited and waited. When there was only one coupe infant of us a pregnant woman simply walked up to the till, plonked her stuff down and got served. My mum actually told her she should be in the queue like everyone else. Her response was that she didn't have to queue because she was pregnant. The older couple in from of us started to have a go at her as well. She retained her pregnant superiority though. She wasn't too pregnant to haul her self round there shop buying shed loads of stuff though was she.