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⌈ Secret Post #3157 ⌋

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Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

My new proffesor, who is from Germany, said today that Germans don't know how to line/queue for things. That it's just not a part of the culture. That it was difficult for him to learn when he first moved to the US. He seemed pretty serious, so someone asked how it was decided who would go first in any event. He said everyone just crowds around, elbows everyone else, pushes them out of the way, and whoever is the strongest/fastest goes first.

I just wanna know if that's true or whether I can expect to not believe any of his stories this term.

Feel free to turn this into a general "how's this work in other countries?" thread.

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

In Berlin everyone stood in line just fine. Of course it's possible that everyone else was a tourist as well, but I doubt it.

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

That's a twist! Thanks. I sorta figured as much.

Re: Germans, a question?

[ill_omened]

He's screwing with you.

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

Good to know. Thanks!

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

Germans are world champions at queueing! He's fucking with you.

Re: Germans, a question?

[hwc]

No? I mean, having lived in the UK as well I feel like we don't take queuing quite as seriously as the British (at least the queues I was in were always rather neat and tidy and people didn't become pissed as quickly at the wait time as they do in Germany), but we still queue. In some things we need to learn how to queue better (getting on public transport), but it's certainly not the strongest wins.

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I hear that the British love queuing for public transport! In Australia, we really really don't and the thought is amusing to me. However, usually there isn't the population pressure to get on THIS one or else you won't fit and get left behind.

Re: Germans, a question?

[hwc]

British people do public transport right. They move along in the subway/tube, they let people leave the train/bus before getting on, they get on one by one and not try to squeeze in altogether at once and they're not overly obnoxious and loud inside the train/bus.

My commute to work in London was so much more peaceful than my commute here in Germany.

Re: Germans, a question?

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Oh man, I was in London once on a group tour, and when we took the tube, my fellow tourists just killed the atmosphere with their talking and laughing. On the platfrom. In the cabin. So much secondhand embarrassment.

Re: Germans, a question?

[fishnchips]

Actual German here. It's sadly very true in certain situations. Not really as extreme as elbowing people out of the way but it certainly involves a lot of crowding and pushing. However, as I said, it entirely depends on the kind of queue. Queuing in stores is serious business (people get really annoyed if you-even accidentally- skip in line). Same goes for things like museums (especially when there is a popular exhibition etc.
But (non classical) concerts? It may start out in a nice queue as long as the location is still closed, but as soon as the gates/doors are open, there will be crowding and pushing. Happens a lot with bus stops as well.

So yeah, your prof may have gone a bit overboard with the descriptions but Germans aren't great a queuing. It probably also depends on the generation: it got better in the recent years.