Some people
I was in a shop yesterday queuing to pay for just two items. But when it was my turn at the till, the old woman who was standing in the queue behind simply walked forwards as if I was invisible, and plonked her intended purchases in front of the checkout girl. “Er, excuse me,” I said, “I was before you.”
For this bold defence of my right to go first, I got the evil eye. “You could try being a gentleman,” she said. “You could try at your age learning to be a lady,” I replied. I got my way. There was never any doubt that I would.
tags: manners, old people, queue-jumping, respect
