On Dec 3, 6:47*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 03/12/2010 7:13 AM, Bryan wrote:
>
> > There was a lady who butted in line in the self checkout at Maplewood
> > Wal Mart on TG day, and wouldn't get out even after the attendant
> > asked her twice. *As soon as she was leaving (so she couldn't slow
> > things even more) I said to her, "You're a real asshole." *She said,
> > "What?" and I repeated, "You're a real asshole." *She might not have
> > understood enough English to know exactly what I said, but her
> > daughter (~11 or 12) and son (~7 or 8) almost certainly did.
>
> About two months ago I was at a local coffee shop and waiting patiently
> in line when a woman came a long and weaseled her way in front of me. I
> sort of manouvered my way around so that she wasn't really in front of
> me. Then when the counter person said "next" the woman started to giver
> her order. I said "excuse me. but I was here before you". The woman
> looked shocked and said "I'm sorry".
>
> Sorry? *Sorry that she got caught? Sorry that she didn't get away with it?

As far as cultures go, French, Italians and Israelis have weaseled
their way in front of me.