DYKWIA | 2020/21 edition
This thread is a continuation of the ever popular https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...9-edition.html thread.
Airports are funny places. While they are increasingly designed to both complement and positively influence human behaviour, some of our fellow passengers do on occasion suffer a complete loss of composure and/or self awareness. This thread celebrates those amusing lapses of, well, lets call it social etiquette. We also have a sister thread dedicated to our musings of the use of Executive Club baggage tags, fair or faux pas, which you can find here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...statement.html |
I'll start us off.
It's more a case of advice needed as to who was the DYKWIA. Boarding at Stockholm yesterday, and it was gate lice central. The flight was a little delayed so there was a bit of waiting around involved too. Rather large woman was stood nearest the boarding door, and certainly giving me the evil eye on more than a few occasions. I saw from her boarding pass she had group 1. Group 1 was called and I made my way forwards, letting her go first as I could see that she was entitled to actually be there. She wasn't happy with this though and she was straight in there saying "THERES A QUEUE YOU KNOW". (Reality was, it was a mess as opposed to any form of queue) Now, what I should have said was something along the lines of, yes, but they have just called group 1 and I'm pretty sure this whole mass of people doesn't hold group 1 boarding. What actually happened was I came across as a bit of an arse by saying, yes, I know, and I've been waiting here at the front a lot longer than the people who have just rolled up at the back. Her response was "BUT THERES A QUEUE AND YOU'RE NOT IN IT" I couldn't be bothered to converse any more with her. Group boarding wasn't enforced at all, as from seeing a few more boarding passes ahead of me, there was a few group 4's in there. |
Originally Posted by jwhite9185
(Post 31895522)
Her response was "BUT THERES A QUEUE AND YOU'RE NOT IN IT"
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Originally Posted by jwhite9185
(Post 31895522)
I'll start us off.
It's more a case of advice needed as to who was the DYKWIA. Boarding at Stockholm yesterday, and it was gate lice central. The flight was a little delayed so there was a bit of waiting around involved too. Rather large woman was stood nearest the boarding door, and certainly giving me the evil eye on more than a few occasions. I saw from her boarding pass she had group 1. Group 1 was called and I made my way forwards, letting her go first as I could see that she was entitled to actually be there. She wasn't happy with this though and she was straight in there saying "THERES A QUEUE YOU KNOW". (Reality was, it was a mess as opposed to any form of queue) Now, what I should have said was something along the lines of, yes, but they have just called group 1 and I'm pretty sure this whole mass of people doesn't hold group 1 boarding. What actually happened was I came across as a bit of an arse by saying, yes, I know, and I've been waiting here at the front a lot longer than the people who have just rolled up at the back. Her response was "BUT THERES A QUEUE AND YOU'RE NOT IN IT" I couldn't be bothered to converse any more with her. Group boarding wasn't enforced at all, as from seeing a few more boarding passes ahead of me, there was a few group 4's in there. |
Some of my favourite queuing etiquette:
1. A clear line of people standing is formed and others who have been sitting until boarding feel they are entitled to stand up and join the part of the queue closest to where they were sitting, 2. People already in the queue invite travel companions to join them and walk past others who were already standing in the queue (I have started to call people out on this) |
Originally Posted by Saint4805
(Post 31895558)
Some of my favourite queuing etiquette:
1. A clear line of people standing is formed and others who have been sitting until boarding feel they are entitled to stand up and join the part of the queue closest to where they were sitting I had always thought that this was reasonable as I have been waiting by the barriers just like the people who arrived later than me and chose to stand in a line, rather than taking one of the further away seats. But maybe I'm wrong. Have never thought of myself as a particularly DYKWIA type of a person, so if I've been behaving badly today feels like a good day for new resolutions. Would welcome a judgment from the FT hive mind. |
Was boarding a 747 LAX to LHR just before Christmas
Waiting for the boarding announcement They suddenly called group 1 and 2 together (why do they do this!) There then followed a scrum My other half had made it to the front , I was behind, I pushed my way forward to which I received an objection from someone that I was overtaking, obviously he was in group 1 or 2 ; I just pointed to my other half and said Im with him and kept my head down (sorry) |
Originally Posted by slicktony
(Post 31895788)
I had always thought that this was reasonable as I have been waiting by the barriers just like the people who arrived later than me and chose to stand in a line, rather than taking one of the further away seats. But maybe I'm wrong. Have never thought of myself as a particularly DYKWIA type of a person, so if I've been behaving badly today feels like a good day for new resolutions.
Would welcome a judgment from the FT hive mind. |
Originally Posted by jwhite9185
(Post 31895522)
I'll start us off.
It's more a case of advice needed as to who was the DYKWIA. Boarding at Stockholm yesterday, and it was gate lice central. The flight was a little delayed so there was a bit of waiting around involved too. Rather large woman was stood nearest the boarding door, and certainly giving me the evil eye on more than a few occasions. I saw from her boarding pass she had group 1. Group 1 was called and I made my way forwards, letting her go first as I could see that she was entitled to actually be there. She wasn't happy with this though and she was straight in there saying "THERES A QUEUE YOU KNOW". (Reality was, it was a mess as opposed to any form of queue) Now, what I should have said was something along the lines of, yes, but they have just called group 1 and I'm pretty sure this whole mass of people doesn't hold group 1 boarding. What actually happened was I came across as a bit of an arse by saying, yes, I know, and I've been waiting here at the front a lot longer than the people who have just rolled up at the back. Her response was "BUT THERES A QUEUE AND YOU'RE NOT IN IT" I couldn't be bothered to converse any more with her. Group boarding wasn't enforced at all, as from seeing a few more boarding passes ahead of me, there was a few group 4's in there. |
Originally Posted by Saint4805
(Post 31895558)
2. People already in the queue invite travel companions to join them and walk past others who were already standing in the queue (I have started to call people out on this)
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Originally Posted by V10
(Post 31895950)
Points lost right at the outset I'm afraid for using the condescending term "gate lice".
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Originally Posted by jwhite9185
(Post 31896435)
Wasn't my intention to appear condescending. I was under the impression it was a pretty common term for a mass of people crowding the gate area.
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Originally Posted by BlueThroughCrimp
(Post 31896476)
I find “queue” more common.
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Originally Posted by Steve in Olympia
(Post 31896493)
But if they are not in a queue, then the alternative term is most descriptive.
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Disorganised ...
Herd/horde Gaggle Mass Whichever, we know what ‘gate lice’ means ... opportunists. ;) |
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