Queing in Ireland

Voltex

i dont like queing..and I especially dont like queing when the person in front has no appreciation of the people in the que behind them.

Topaz coffee stations; why do people who pour a coffee then stand in front of the coffee pump stiring as they add milk...then stir as they add a bit of sugar...then add some more sugar only to give it another stir....then take a sip to see if they want a bit more sugar....the whole time I standing there just wanting my black coffee...no sugar!

Dublin Airport security clearance; we all know you have to take off your metal belt, take off your boots if your wearing a pair...take out your laptop....so why do the security people have to repeat the same requests over and over and over as people arrive at the screening point? Or why dont the DAA place a person part way down the que to tell people to have everyting in order before they arrive at the screening station?

In the shop; The person who gets to the till after being in a que..only to rumage through their wallet or purse looking for the change...they were in a que waiting..standing basically doing nothing only to get to the till and cause a hold up.

Petrol Stations; theres a que for the left side pumps...and the person on the pump goes into pay...but instead of going to the till they go to the deli counter (or the coffee station at Topaz) and spend 10mins getting food!

Burger King in Dublin Airport T2; What the hell has gone wrong here!! It has to be possibly the slowest fast food outlet on earth. It take half an hour to get served...so youd think people in the que have had time to decide what they want...but NO...they have to take another few minutes to decide what they want!



I hate queing, but surely there has to be some queing etiquette aimed towards the people behind you!

kneemos

A queue training school or evening classes.

irish bloke

What's Ireland got to do with it?
Surely queuing is the same everywhere

the groutch

Humans are intelligent, people are stupid.

Voltex

irish bloke wrote: »

What's Ireland got to do with it?
Surely queuing is the same everywhere

Cause the ques I mentioned are in Ireland.

will.i.am

Simple OP have a little patience!

amacca

Voltex wrote: »

why do people who pour a coffee then stand in front of the coffee pump stiring as they add milk...then stir as they add a bit of sugar...then add some more sugar only to give it another stir....then take a sip to see if they want a bit more sugar..

this irritates me too...there should be a special section of hell reserved for "people" like these

also there should be people that spend ages at the atm after they have gotten their cash putting it in their wallets fumbling about etc instead of just stepping to one side and letting others go about their business

and people that decide to stop and chat at the bottom of a stairs right at the point where no one else can get by not giving one single fcuk about the people behind them etc etc

kill em all :pac:

the groutch

Voltex wrote: »

Cause the ques I mentioned are in Ireland.

Must......resist......correcting.......spelling.

Madam

We are just used to queing in the UK and Ireland we don't even have to think about it so ingrained it is in our psyche.

AnonoBoy

Voltex wrote: »

Topaz coffee stations; why do people who pour a coffee then stand in front of the coffee pump stiring as they add milk...then stir as they add a bit of sugar...then add some more sugar only to give it another stir....then take a sip to see if they want a bit more sugar....the whole time I standing there just wanting my black coffee...no sugar!

Because you have to stir sugar into coffee and because they have no idea or do they care what you want.

They should stand to the side and let you in at the machine but likewise you could just say, "excuse me" and they'll get the idea and move out of the way.

Oh and Ranting & Raving forum is the place for you I think!

amacca

irish bloke wrote: »

What's Ireland got to do with it?
Surely queuing is the same everywhere

Indeed...if aliens were to visit earth they would presume one of our favourite occupations is queueing

efb

I prescribe some Xanax for the OP. Chill dude.

humbert

will.i.am wrote: »

Simple OP have a little patience!

This is why. In Ireland it is considered better to feign tolerance than to tell a person they are being a fuckwit.

jluv

I really hate when you are in a long queue and another cashier opens and says "next in line please" and the person who is just joining the queue jumps in there:mad:

admiralofthefleet

ive been trying to post in this thread since it started but there were people ahead of me:(

Madam

humbert wrote: »

This is why. In Ireland it is considered better to feign tolerance than to tell a person they are being a fuckwit.

But thats why we think you so quaint;)

kowloon

Stop using all the bandwidth for once, admiral :mad:

SparkySpitfire

QUEUING

I'm sorry but je ne regrette rien

SparkySpitfire

That wasn't meant to sound mean, I didn't mean to be mean, I was just cracking up inside Have mercy

Sunnyisland

OP dont ever go to the Q bar in Dublin so :-)

McDermotX

Have a look at the Slow 'Drivers' thread for the answer to your OP.


It's basically because the place is full of w*nkers, and all that matters is me, me, me.

irish bloke

the groutch wrote: »

Must......resist......correcting.......spelling.

Posters who pick up on misspelling. Aaaagh!!!!!!

Legs.Eleven

realies wrote: »

OP dont ever go to the Q bar in Dublin so :-)

Closed down about 2 years ago. I don't even live there and I knew that!

blaze1

Everyone is always in such a hurry in Dublin. Don't know if its just a big city thing. I was Back in the UK sticks and its much more chilled on the roads and shops etc... Doesnt work when you haven't lived there for 10 years :mad:

Del2005

irish bloke wrote: »

Surely queuing is the same everywhere

Try asking an American. They don't have a clue what they are.

Legs.Eleven

blaze1 wrote: »

Everyone is always in such a hurry in Dublin. Don't know if its just a big city thing. I was Back in the UK sticks and its much more chilled on the roads and shops etc... Doesnt work when you haven't lived there for 10 years :mad:

Dublin is a munchkin-sized town compared to most town in your country. It's ridiculously laid back for a capital city.

Truncheon Rouge

Ill just get my credit card out of my purse which is in my bag, here it is.
oh you dont take credit cards, let me just look again for my debit card.
here it is, oh and heres a coupon....whats that you dont take coupons with debit cards.
well let me just look in my bag for cash, here you are, oh yes I'd also like to return this item and exchange it for this one ...why don't you call Amanda to check out....now then thats all over. Hi Amanda hows the kids blah blah blah.

While you're here could I have cigarettes, oh you don't have my brand, hmm ok lets try that other brand...good.
Ill have a lotto ticket too please.
... oh and a bag please.. now ill pack my 10 items slowly oblivious that Im in a 4 items or less line.

- A woman.

......................................................

This and this please, heres my almost correct change. Thank you.

- Me


(upon arrival in car park ...who's this making an 8 point turn in a mobile home holding up everyone)

anna.fun

Voltex wrote: »

In the shop; The person who gets to the till after being in a que..only to rumage through their wallet or purse looking for the change...they were in a que waiting..standing basically doing nothing only to get to the till and cause a hold up.

if you were in Germany, you'd have to wait until that person pays what ever amount they were charged with as many coins as possible after all of that...

Fromthetrees

irish bloke wrote: »

Posters who pick up on misspelling. Aaaagh!!!!!!

It's actually spellinged aahhhh, knot aaaagh.

Sunnyisland

In portugal when a local is ahead of you, maybe it a bank,shop whatever, May your God grant you patience while they discuss the world and their families and then some.

irish bloke

Fromthetrees wrote: »

It's actually spellinged aahhhh, knot aaaagh.

Clown

Whatsernamex33

Queuing in Ireland is god awful.

Standing ages at the bus stop waiting for a bus, bus pulls up, someone appears out of nowhere and hops on before you.
Waiting in a queue in Tesco at those self service checkouts, there's always the one person who just happens to be walking past with their groceries, notices a checkout free and makes it to the vacant checkout before the first person in line has even noticed.
You're standing in a queue for ages in a shop, cinema, for a bus, whatever. The person in front takes ages to get their money out. Why not have it ready while you're waiting in that queue, holding people up even more.

Thing about this is, that no one actually confronts these people. You may complain about it to your friends, yes, but nothing is done, hence it continues to happen. :pac:

seenitall

If there is one thing I love about living here (there are many, though ), it has to be the absolutely gorgeous, completely soul-soothing, totally sheeptastic way that the people queue here. I swear folks almost want to let you get ahead of them, they're so fricking nice.

Compared to where I come from, where people have no problem cutting in the line in front of you all day long. The last time I tried to hold my ground (being a 5'3'' woman), I got physically assaulted (pushed and shoved out of the way) by the cutter-in (a 5'8'' woman), and no one even batted an eyelid.

Never been so happy to be back in Ireland as I was when I got back that time.

Hilly Bill

I dont play Pool or Snooker because of it.

jjbrien

Well the worst example of queuing happened to me in maastricht airport at the weekend when we were waiting for a Ryanair flight back to Dublin there was Irish, German and Dutch people involved in this event. We all line up to have our boarding passes and passports checked. Then they let us sit in this little area with seats. We sat 3 seats away from the door as we had been 3rd in line. The others who were at the end of the line decided hey why dont we try stand in front of everyone else who had been queuing for over an hour. So it doesnt just happen in Ireland. My wife and I stood up and stood in front of these people. Seems people who fly Ryanair dont have manners

Weathering

The dole queue is disgusting

Chemical Burn

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

You're standing in a queue for ages in a shop, cinema, for a bus, whatever. The person in front takes ages to get their money out. Why not have it ready

Jesus Christ, this !!

Ziegfeldgirl27

Was in the bank today and some absolute c*** of a woman stands BESIDE ME in the queue. Get behind me you mad bitch, is this your sneaky way to get in front of me.

hfallada

There is no harm flooring a few coffin dodgers (aka OAPs) when your getting on the bus. Cmon you look at 95 and the bus driver doesnt to forensically check your bus pass to see your over 65

yeppydeppy

There's a sandwich shop I use in Ballincollig and if you're not there by about 12:20, you'll be stuck in a queue. The cause of the queue isn't the people, it's yer one behind the till. Jaysus she's brutal, talking to people and taking her time over everything. I know you need an aspect of customer service but when the queue is growing with people anxious to
get back to work or at least not spend lunchtime in a queue: get the finger out!

SEANoftheDEAD

I always get stuck behind the fúcker who spends an age at the ATM...

Seriously, how hard is it to enter you're pin, choose an amount to withdraw. Take you're cash and card and get out of the way...

amacca

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Thing about this is, that no one actually confronts these people. You may complain about it to your friends, yes, but nothing is done, hence it continues to happen. :pac:

you are right of course

what the world needs is a good queue vigilante...someone to take the law into their hands and protect the weak queuers by punishing the bad queuers

q man, mr. q.....the q......hmmmm not there yet, needs a catchier title, something to strike fear into the heart of a would be wallet fumbler

michellie

The worst fukcers are the ones almost touching you standing so close to you. "BACK OFF please!!!"

amacca

michellie wrote: »

The worst fukcers are the ones almost touching you standing so close to you. "BACK OFF please!!!"

I was only trying to get to know you better

KuriousOranj

SEANoftheDEAD wrote: »

I always get stuck behind the fúcker who spends an age at the ATM...

Seriously, how hard is it to enter you're pin, choose an amount to withdraw. Take you're cash and card and get out of the way...

In my experience it's because the majority of ATM's in this country don't seem to have €20 notes anymore,but instead of helpfully saying this at the amount selection screen it waits until you've selected €20 to tell you so,thus you've to go through the whole thing again and get a €50 out.

bradlente

I was queueing at the Post Office today behind a man with three kids,All pretty young.
The oldest,I'd say about 8 or 9,Was hitting random things,Such as a car beside us and the outside wall of the Post office.The younger,About 6 or 7,Was kicking a small pile of loose gravel that had gathered up by the kerb that was spraying different bits of the car,Hitting peoples feet and also going inside the post office(At this stage,We were still outside).Then,When we got in the guy had to leave the smallest one,Who was in a pram,in the middle of the floor of the shop,Because two racks of birthday cards and postcards were beside the queue,And the little fella couldn't help but frisbee a good portion of them across the place.

The two oldest boys were then having a browse around the other side of the shop,Where the stationary is sold.
The oldest chap spotted a big tub of erasers,All different colours,Shapes and sizes,And yelled to his father-"Da!You should get that big jar of coloured rubbers,They'd do us for ages.",And I couldn't help but think it a shame that his Da didn't come across such an item a long,long time ago.

PizzamanIRL

I appreciate when I'm queing in a supermarket with 2 things and the person in front of me with 74 things lets me go ahead of them.

I do not appreciate queing with 2 things and the person in front of me with 74 things does not let me go. They let me wait 10 minutes to make a 10 second transaction.

I know they have no obligation to let me go. They were there first etc. but I can still complain about it.

Remmy

michellie wrote: »

The worst fukcers are the ones almost touching you standing so close to you. "BACK OFF please!!!"

This. I can forgive someone being a bit slow to get the cash out their pocket when paying for things but good god it irks me when someone gets into my personal space.

solas111

The people in the queues are not going to change, being human.

Therefore, you are faced with the choice of having an early appointment with the undertaker following some stress-related incident or ………

SHOCK, HORROR…..

….could you change instead and become more tolerant of other people?

lightspeed

Is it the same in eastern european countries and Russia?

Just wondering because when that flaming rock thing hit Russia, it was filmed by a front facing camera in a moving car. Apparently, many people in Russia have such cameras in their cars because of the amount of road rage and fraud. It seems that people are quite aggressive in Russia.

Just wondering if violent arguments break out in queues in Russia much?

Like it could be worse as imagine if people here lost their patience more often, would it lead to an increase in violence?
They could call it queue rage.Like road rage except not on a road and more common when people are pissed off in a queue.

Jhcx

I run in and out of shops if there is a que i leave. Usually the post office is the culprit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEoMO0pc7k

:pac: