Originally Posted by Aviatrix
If others are queuing then jumping the queue is rude. But those who live in "queuing societies" shouldn't try to enforce their queuing habits onto those who live in "non-queuing societies" (or vice versa).
Well, perhaps I should have been more precise in what I was describing. I'm talking specifically about queue "jumping." It's something I've seen mainly in Europe, mostly France, but obviously in Italy as well. I didn't see any instances of it in Britain, however.