Men, no offense, but why do you stand so far back on a que?

United States
September 15, 2008 12:22pm CST
I have noticed that in most cases if there is a que, men will stand roughly two or three feet back from the person in front of them. I was once on a que waiting to get coffee and the line went out the door. But when I looked closer I saw huge gaps in the line and every single time it was a man who didn't move up when the line did. I started to pay attention and found that this is really, really common. I once went to a small shop where there appeared to be a woman at the counter and that was it. I went up behind her and from the back of the shop a man said "I'm next". He wasn't even visible until he stepped into the light. It isn't just every now and then, it is every single time. I am really curious about this? I never remember hearing my dad tell my brother to stand back on que. Why do you think it is?
2 responses
newmum
@newmum (26)
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18 Sep 08
This is quite an interesting social topic, that ive never really paid much attention to in the past, but i certainly will from now on, i dont know about males, but as a female i must admit im not all that fond of having somone right up in my space when in a cue, as already mentioned it doesnt make the cue move any faster so why stand so close? i dont want to smell your breath, or you body odour, so keep on keeping your distance in future please guys, unless that means im outside the shop but still in the line cos then i look stupid, or if its raining then you can all move closer.
shamsta19
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
15 Sep 08
Myself personally hate having someone breathing down my neck on line or close enough to see important documents or just anything personal. How does anyone feel this will make the line move faster? I mean it's just invasion of personal space. I will stand back on line just to get the guy behind me off my back. When the person in front of me moves, it leaves a lot of leeway between us and usually the guy gets the point and backs off.