tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post2601580269604080939..comments2023-10-29T21:14:24.325+08:00Comments on SHE in China: Cutting in lineJonna Wibeliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-36449535620999498162008-07-11T09:39:00.000+08:002008-07-11T09:39:00.000+08:00woai -hehe... Well I love watching people push out...woai -hehe... Well I love watching people push out from the metro, then run towards the escalators, only to then STAND in the escalators. In a hurry, or just pretending to be?! <BR/><BR/>About elavators -I have a confession to make. The other day I cought myself pushing into a lift BEFORE people had walked out of it?! (Mom would be so disappointed if she knew...). is that what they call 'adapting'??Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-66719502539401244662008-07-10T15:26:00.000+08:002008-07-10T15:26:00.000+08:00Jonna are you sure you're not English, I thought i...Jonna are you sure you're not English, I thought it was just us that were obsessed! Oddly I just accept that both sides of escalators are going to be occupied especially at rush hour. But don't get me started on people pushing into the lifts before I get a chance to get out or pressing the up AND down button because they think the lift will come faster!! Gosh I feel better now, thanks for listening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-7223299751202070932008-07-10T07:54:00.000+08:002008-07-10T07:54:00.000+08:00WoAi -being from England (and being queue obsessed...WoAi -being from England (and being queue obsessed, just like me) it must also be painful for u to use escalators, seeing that people over here stand BOTH to the left and the right?! I lived in London in 2001 and my gosh, try standing on the wrong side during the morning rush hours and people will seriously run over you. Never did that mistake again. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, it is obviously (as everyone has been pointing out) a cultural thing. Just a hard one to get used to for queue lovers like me.Jonna Wibeliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954672453008704738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-37002825410727298102008-07-10T01:28:00.000+08:002008-07-10T01:28:00.000+08:00No China blog is complete without a post about cut...No China blog is complete without a post about cutting in line. It is annoying, it is less common than before, but I think the background is just cultural. I'm from England and lining up is something we're obsessed with. It has been noted that an English person will form a queue at a bus stop even if they are the only one waiting.<BR/><BR/>Here it's not really the way it works. Generally it's a big disorganised mass of people but it works for them and being a polite foreigner will simply mean you get served LAST, so then you have to fight too or just lose out.<BR/><BR/>My ex Chinese gf was amazing at this. There might be fifty people waiting and she'd somehow get to the front and served in a matter of seconds. It was pure artistry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-83894272437773002842008-07-09T18:53:00.000+08:002008-07-09T18:53:00.000+08:00Not very long ago China was not a wealthy nation a...Not very long ago China was not a wealthy nation and shortages of all kinds were common. If food [or any other small luxury] appeared you did your best to make sure you and your family got a share of it. Famines are a frequent feature of Chinese history and 'good' manners are not conducive to survival in situations like that.<BR/>This state of affairs went on for many generations, it wasn't a flash in the pan, so now we see the end-result.<BR/>That's my theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491088023973371313.post-54599615910795386942008-07-09T11:22:00.000+08:002008-07-09T11:22:00.000+08:00I have two theories on why older Chinese folks cut...I have two theories on why older Chinese folks cut line. One, Chinese elders are a pain in the ass. They believe they are to be respected by younger people. So they take for granted that they can cut line anytime they want. Second, maybe younger Chinese are more eager to learn new manners while older folks just don't learn. <BR/><BR/>At any rate I am going to be in China next week. I am ready to push around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com