Do you call people out who push in queues etc?

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I can't stand it when people just push into long queues and usually say something. I know people will say 'just leave it', but this is how they keep getting away with it, by relying on nobody saying anything.

I know there are much worse things in life, but when you've been queueing a long time and you're tired and fed up, it's not nice.

This can apply to other things in life too.

I was queueing to board a plane last night after a long delay, a woman in her 20s decided she didn't fancy the long queue and just pushed in near the front. A woman must've seen me looking irritated so she tapped me on the shoulder and said 'Just leave her, she might not be all there'.

I'm intrigued to hear what that might be.......

Everyone has a designated seat on a plane, so unless you require special assistance (which is boarded separately anyway) I don't see what possible reasonable excuse the lady could have?

Normal queue where I am impacted by the CF jumper then yes, I do speak up.

Plane queue with allocated seats - nah cos it makes no difference what order I board, in fact if anything I'd prefer to be at the back so that it's less time spent sitting.

I was queuing with my family a couple of years ago at Wembley for a Coldplay concert. Me, DH & late teens DS & early 20's DD.
We were directed up the ramp by the staff to start to queue as the gates had not yet opened!
And so we were loosely forming a wide queue walking up the rampards & chatting to other fans. It was a lovely atmosphere
Then a couple came from behind & tried to push their way past us & further up & I was outraged!
I told them the queue started behind us etc & she said the staff had told her to push the queue up!
We had a little back & forth & I stood my ground & they eventually went back to the end!
My DD & DS were NOT impressed with me

Embarrassing mother apparently

I told them - No way! You snooze you lose & I cannot stand cheeky buggers who think they don't have to bother queuing while everyone else does

I usually say something rather loud to the person I am with so they can overhear it lol

I wouldn’t call out someone vulnerable. I do call out pompous jerks, usually very politely and ideally silently.

Recently I was in the Rx Drop Off/Query queue at the chemist, head of the queue. A nan came in holding a prescription and went to the Pick Up Station. I caught the chemist’s eye and smiled as she came to help us first.

A guy sidled up to me at the bar of a pub and put his arm across the bar, and me, to make it look as though he had bern there first. I took a deep breath and put my arm in front of his. I was served first.

Etc.

My father was in a long queue at a newsagent and a woman came in and tried to push to the front, 'Oh but I'll miss my train if I wait!' to which another person in the queue replied 'You've missed it love, they shut the station 10 years ago!'.
I was in a little sweet shop and there was a man in front of me and a couple of children in front of him. When the assistant was free he said what he wanted and I told him that the children were before him, his response was 'These kids should learn some manners' and delighted in telling him 'They're not learn any from you, will they?'.

No I wouldn't as everyone has had their seat allocated. I think the pushers in are scared there will be no room in the over head lockers

Queues are weirdly triggering for me. I absolutely do call people out - although I try to be polite about it because I know that sometimes it's not done on purpose.

I also find the whole act of queuing very stressful. People wandering around. Possibly queue jumping. Big gaps in queues annoy me too although I'm teaching myself to let that one go as it doesn't really impact anything (eg at an event the other day the queue was bifurcated by a door. so at one point, all the people on the other side of the door had moved forward but the rest of us were still on the "outside" as it were because the people closest to the door didn't think to now move forward. Annoyed me as it was hot and on the other side was air conditioned, but Dh was very proud of me for not making a scene!

Pret queues... well, don't even get me started on those. Lots of Prets have multiple queues. Bit of a stupid system, but it is what it is. Lots of signs saying, "please queue both sides". But inevitably, all the lemmings only queue on one side. I ALWAYS go to the other queue and if I get any comments or dirty looks, I like to point to the sign!

One of the reasons I loved Eurodisney is that while there are big queues, they're really well managed, very little opportunity for queue jumping and lots of staff rushing around showing people where NOT to queue. For me, that was very relaxing.

In case it's a genuine mistake I tend to brightly say "ooh excuse me, the queue's over here!" nice and loud. Usually shames all but the most hardcore CF queue jumpers to join it.

Yes. Queuing at the channel tunnel passport control on Sunday and the car behind us came out the queue up the side and waited to sneak in. Bloody Volvo driver let him in. I hung out the window and shouted 'we are all queueing in the heat'
Rather hope he got a puncture on the way home!

We did something similar in Washington DC, we walked up the front of the Capitol Building, round the side to the back and walked in through the open door. We had a really interesting hour or so but when we walked out we realised that all the people across the large open space were actually queuing to get in. This was back in the day when you could do such things!

Yes, always. I do it politely, pointing out the end of the queue just in case they're mistaken. Nine times out of ten they'll apologise, seemingly after a genuine mistake, and move to the back of the line. I've done it myself, by accident, and always appreciate a polite pointer.

My DD was queuing in a shop and I was waiting for her, she was 9 years old at the time, 2 women who were together pushed in front of her, they clearly knew what they were doing as they then were looking uncomfortable. I called them out and when they played innocent I said I'd just watched the whole thing and their behaviour wasn't acceptable. No doubt I appeared a 'funny so & so' but I wasn't aggressive or shouty. They really didn't like it though...

Usually no, I just eye roll and inwardly tut (I'm not great with confrontation!).
However, the other day I was at the front of the queue and struggling with my shopping basket and my tantruming toddler, when a woman pushed in front of us with her trolley. I said something generic like "are you in the queue?!" but I must have looked pissed off because she immediately scuttled to the back.

Nearly always

Yes, always, I don't really give a shit anymore, manners cost nothing.
I frequently let people go ahead of me if it's a small thing or they look like they're struggling.

I usually let people in front of me at the checkout if they only have 1 or 2 items but not if they're tutting and sighing and expecting me to.

In your situation OP I wouldn't make a fuss. You'll all board the plane after all and it won't take off without you.

You never know when you'll meet a Kenneth Noye type. It's just not worth it.

Yes, the reason being they're an entitled, cheeky twat.

It is my business if they want to flout common curtesy and not wait their turn after myself or others in the queue.

Absolutely this. In fact, I did just that yesterday in Aldi, a police officer who only had a box of tea bags. She was very grateful. Plus, I quite fancied her. 😍

Most of the time, yes, I will say something in a polite, smiley way (through gritted teeth). I find it incredibly annoying when others in the queue don't back me up or agree though.
Last week in the supermarket, someone sidled up to the side of the queue hovering, then just stepped in when the people ahead moved forward. I said 'excuse me, but the back of the queue is there' with a big smile. The person ahead just shrugged their shoulders and didn't say a thing- even though this women had stepped in right in front of her!

The same as me. I now ask 'is that all you have???'
I was once caught when a women was standing with just a few items in her hand, so I let her in. A few minutes later, a tween child came along with a trolley full of items, then every few minutes, another child arrived adding more and more stuff to the trolley!

Depends on the execution really as I love a good queue barge myself