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STEED
08-17-06, 10:29 AM
I heard this on the radio, according to the radio you don't.

Is it true German people never queue up in shops? :hmm:
Gizzmoe
08-17-06, 10:37 AM
Of course we do, do you think we are savages? :lol:
STEED
08-17-06, 10:44 AM
Of course we do, do you think we are savages? :lol:

No.

If it was true, wow what service in and out.

Cheers. :D :up:


A good lesson do not believe all you hear on the radio. :yep:
Gizzmoe
08-17-06, 10:50 AM
Wait, I somehow get the feeling that I misunderstood your question. What exactly did they mean with "queuing up in shops"? Give an example...
STEED
08-17-06, 10:58 AM
It was not a real clear statement by the person on the radio, I think they were suggesting you get very fast service at the check out without standing around like us Brits.
Gizzmoe
08-17-06, 11:07 AM
Oh, I see. Well, that of course depends on when and where you go shopping. On a Saturday morning I often need to wait 10 minutes when I go to my butcher, Wednesday at 10 less than a minute or not at all. If you go shopping when everyone else does then there are longer waiting times, thatīs normal...
Skybird
08-17-06, 12:30 PM
queuing up in shops = "in der Schlange stehen"? Well, that certainly depends on the situation, time, and so on.
STEED
08-17-06, 01:05 PM
Cheers Guys. :D :up:

Blasted radio. :yep:
Fish
08-17-06, 01:29 PM
Cheers Guys. :D :up:

Blasted radio. :yep:

We don't queuing in shops. :cool: You ask who's last and wait your time. Or you can take a number.
I guess you can call us savages when we try to get into a train, or at least some of us.:oops:
I wait till its my time, but I very rarely travel with a train.
lesrae
08-18-06, 12:26 AM
You ask who's last and wait your time.

Very civilised :yep: It wouldn't work here, the brits are too reserved to walk into a shop full of people they don't know and ask a question - we just queue in silence trying not to make eye contact with anyone!
STEED
08-18-06, 04:26 AM
You ask who's last and wait your time.

Very civilised :yep: It wouldn't work here, the brits are too reserved to walk into a shop full of people they don't know and ask a question - we just queue in silence trying not to make eye contact with anyone!

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Or mutter under our breath and think of...........
mr chris
01-07-07, 10:58 AM
Germans do Que in shops but some always try and jump the que if they can you have to have your eyes peeled belive me.:yep:
STEED
01-07-07, 12:40 PM
Germans do Que in shops but some always try and jump the que if they can you have to have your eyes peeled belive me.:yep:

Not another of my old threads back from the grave. :lol:

mr chris, same here and some of them are really rude as they push by. :nope:
Letum
01-07-07, 01:12 PM
mr chris, same here and some of them are really rude as they push by. :nope:

It's easy to stop people being rude, you just have to give them a good first impression.
I find its most effective if you give the first impression on the nose or in the stomach. Its all about the impact you make with other people.
The Munster
01-07-07, 02:23 PM
Out of curiousity, in Germany, do you still have your beer mat marked for each steiner you drink then pay at the end ? I experienced this when I was over there many years ago.
Gizzmoe
01-07-07, 02:32 PM
Out of curiousity, in Germany, do you still have your beer mat marked for each steiner you drink then pay at the end ?

Depending on where you go, yes. They then actually mark any kind of drink, not only beer.
wildchild
01-07-07, 02:39 PM
it's bad wen they pinch the best spot's round the pool when your on your holiday's :hmm:
ASWnut101
01-07-07, 03:52 PM
heh, speaking of 'queuing'...

here in the USA we have 'Walmart'

20 lines total, and only three are ever open.:yep:
Sailor Steve
01-07-07, 04:16 PM
Maybe at yours; mine all have all lines open a peak hours, at least half most other times.


The Post Office, on the other hand...:dead:
StdDev
01-08-07, 10:06 AM
Maybe at yours; mine all have all lines open a peak hours, at least half most other times.


The Post Office, on the other hand...:dead:

Try gettin on the 405 freeway any weekday at 4PM!!!!! :damn:
CCIP
01-08-07, 01:44 PM
Amateurs.

None of yous seen lines like we had in Russia during/just after the Perestroika :smug:
STEED
01-08-07, 01:55 PM
Maybe at yours; mine all have all lines open a peak hours, at least half most other times.


The Post Office, on the other hand...:dead:

Try gettin on the 405 freeway any weekday at 4PM!!!!! :damn:

Try getting into the bathroom here at 4AM. :huh: No chance, you need to book your date to get in. :lol: