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In reply to the discussion: Muslim staff can discriminate based on their religious beliefs. [View all]Violet_Crumble
(35,955 posts)Maybe it was the shock of going there directly from Italy, where to get a cup of coffee, you shouldered yr way to the front of the throng of people, ignored who was there before you because they were all ignoring it too, and got yr order in as soon as you caught the barista's eyes. In the UK, there seemed to be orderly queues formed for everything, and no-one cut in or got visibly impatient. I became convinced that the British had an obsession with queuing and that if I started my own random queue for nothing in particular, within five minutes I'd have a line of people forming behind me. In my country, we're somewhere in the middle of Italy and Britain. We don't queue for coffee, but there's an unwritten law that you notice who's there before you and point the barista to them before you order. In supermarkets, where there are queues and when people cut in, I've heard them met with 'Oy! Get to the back of the line, ya fuckin' wanker!', especially during busy times like xmas eve. But people with full trolleys in express lanes aren't the worst. It's the elderly folk down at my local supermarket, who move in slow motion and take about 15 minutes to get their ten items out of their trolley onto the thingy for the cashier, and then take another ten minutes to get the correct cash out of their purses or wallets. They're a real patience killer, but of course you can't ever show any impatience with them, coz we'll all be there one day