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An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.
George Mikes
discipline | England
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English people apparently queue up as a sort of hobby. A family man might pass a mild autumn evening by taking the wife and kids t... - MORE English people apparently queue up as a sort of hobby. A family man might pass a mild autumn evening by taking the wife and kids to stand in the cinema queue for a while and then leading them over for a few minutes in the sweetshop queue and then, as a special treat for the kids, saying "Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in."
Calvin Trillin
England | queues
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