Originally Posted by
RollAnotherFatOne
I may be giving the person more credit than they deserve but I expect that it was a defensive move to stop someone behind them, getting ahead by forming this new line.
I tend to judge lines by the number of people behind me rather than in front of me. If there aren't many people behind you, then your place in the queue isn't very valuable.
I don't like people doing this kind of thing - it often happens in stores where people jump ahead in this way. Normally I just imaginatively 'laser burn' a hole in the back of their head. It's the lesser of two evils.
There were still 4 or 5 people behind this line cutter and they stayed in the main line when this guy moved over. I agree it is usually not worth making a point over but it is irritating. I suspect people do this not out of deliberate intent to be rude, but more out of lack of thought. They see an opportunity to form a new or shorter line and think they have been very clever, rather than rude.