On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:14:31 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On Dec 3, 6:47*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> > On 03/12/2010 7:13 AM, Bryan wrote:
> >
> > 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?

Sorry was a word she knew she had to toss in your general direction.

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

Queuing up in a neat line isn't part of most cultures. They elbow
their way to the front and if they cut off anyone, that's the way it's
done. You haven't lived until a tiny old Chinese granny elbows
herself past you and through the door of a MUNI bus. They play
for keeps.

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