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Stephanie G - 05:16am Oct 19, 1998 (1.)
Apparemment nous avons exactement les memes statistiques...tres
peu d'entre nous (et d'entre vous) se laisse faire sans rien dire.
Est-ce que cette situation arrive souvent chez vous??? Chez nous
c'est un peu la folie au mac do par exemple...
Je note une difference entre nos reponses et les votres. Je
vous trouve plus spontanes, plus durs d'un certain point de vue,
que nous qui 'prions ' la personne de passer derriere... Je comprends
votre reaction (et j'aurais la meme) car il ne faut pas se laisser
marcher sur les pieds et si on demande trop poliment on risque
de ne pas etre entendu...
Yes, things like that happen every once in a while. Here in
the US people tend to be non-confrontational, in my opinion, so
few people even try to cut in line. However those things do happen
a lot in high school, for example. I also found the reactions
to be similar- we aren't very different after all! as for the
"priority list" for reactions - isn't that human nature?
we react differently to the same general issue, if you change
a few of the minor variables!!! i would act differently depending
on who is cutting line and when!!! sometimes it really isn't worth
more than a glare.
It is reasonable to think reactions would be similar in both
cultures, as was apparent with the responses. I agree that it
depends on who is cutting in line and what the line is for. I
haven't had it happen at all here, but in high school it is very
common, especially for lunch lines. No one wants to wait in line
so a lot of people cut. Typically, seniors do because they think
it is there "right" to cut since they've had to wait
for the previous three years. Then there are the very impatient
or "think they're cool for cutting" people, typically
juniors and sophomores. It was extremely annoying. One just ignored
it most of the time. There was nothing you could do. Honestly,
the extra 2 min. doesn't make much difference. everyone would
do it sooner or later. Do people cut in lines very often there?
megane, en France aussi les gens n'aiment pas faire la queue
et sont assez impatients. Moi meme je n'aime pas trop attendre
et il m'arrive quelques fois de ne pas attendre pon tour et de
passer devant quelques prsonnes. Les personnes agées se
sentent souvent privilégiées par le nombre des années
et se faufilent discretement.On les laisse faire parfois mais
on ne l'admet pas facilement.Il n'empeche qu'il est impoli de
passer devant les gens et nous devons prendre notre mal en patience
car tout le monde se trouve dans le meme cas.
I haven't experienced people cutting in line for quite some
time. I think it occurred mostly when I was younger - like in
elementary school or at amusement parks. I think some adults are
just as impatient as children, but they just know that cutting
in line isn't going to save that much time anyway. Do you find
that you witnessed cutting in line more when you were younger
than now?
I agree that most adults know better than to cut in line --
it is just a matter of being polite. But the other day my sister
was in a mall (in a clothing store) and some woman tried to cut
in line in front of her, and when my sister pointed this out to
her, the woman started yelling "stupid american, you have
no respect for your elders" or something like that (I guess
the woman wasn't from America). So I guess there are still some
adults out there who think that since they are older, they can
do these things (just like in the high school lunch room).
As many of us have said, adults don't seem to cut nearly as
much as kids do. Do you find the similar situation in France?
There are always people who still cut even when they are 40, but
they will never learn that they don't save time.
I think another aspect of the situation that is important here
that was not brought up in th equesiton is how long of a line
it is and where are you cutting. Everyone is saying that extra
2 m inutes won't hurt you waiting, but imagine youare that person
that i s cutting the line nad you jsut saved yourself 2 hours
wait....i think the story would be different then. Also, another
variation, what if you all are waiting in line to buy something
and that person who cut you just got the last one.....?
I definitely agree with the fact that cutting in line is a
pretty juvenile thing to do. As we grow up, maybe we realize that
the extra few minutes isn't going to kill us, and that being impatient
and pushing your way to the front is just plain rude. As younger
kids, I think we always think we have to be the first to do everything,
or the first to get to something. We don't realize that in the
end, it's all the same...
Stephanie, I don't remember the last time someone has cut me
in line. I think whether or not I were to say something to someone
who cut me off, would depend on their age and on the environment.
If they were older, I would let it go. If they were younger (say,
at an amusement park) I would tell them where to go (.. to the
end of the line, of course!) In elementary school, I used to do
"twosies, backsies", which is let someone cut in line
behind you. This 'game' tends to make the person behind you mad....
it used to go on forever until the teacher made us stand in alphabetical
order. The kids I babysit for do "twosies, backsies"
too. Did you ever play such foolish games?