Heard this on the radio....

[missypie]

Good test to see if someone speaks English, "Excuse me but I think you dropped some money."

 

[lsutigger2]

Like Missypie, I was going to suggest that folks look at all the people in line to view the Pope and how they are well behaved! Some folks could learn a lesson.

I also get annoyed at line breakers, esp groups of teens. This happen to us on Kali and Pirates once.

 

[SnowyPrincesses:)]

"Hey I'm Fat! Fat Man Coming Through!"

I love that! Mind if I borrow it for my Dec. trip, I'll modify it to women!

The thing is there are simply rude people all over the world, even Disney's version. Both my parents worked at the airport as I was growing up and WOW! some of the stories...Well they are funny now that they are retired.

 

[DAWGPOUNDAJ]

I'm surprised people let them cut ahead! I mean it's COMMON SENSE that you do not line jump, regardless of whatever language you speak! Unless they were parentless children wandering around lost I cannot see how anyone would just allow it!

 

[sdlovesdisney]

I've seen someone come throught the line passing everyone saying "excuse me, my family is up ahead". So we let them pass and then here comes another, then another, then another. It turns out there was no family ahead at all.

 

[CheezDoodle]

WOW! I can barely even believe some of some of these stories! I can't believe people would be so rude!

 

[DanaHesson]

About the Line of people in America looking like a line of people from any other country..... this is kind of off subject but is interesting...

A girl I work with is from Africa, Kenya I believe, but dont quote me, I have quite a few Nigerian friends also... Well she has been living in the United States and in Europe for a very long time and recently went back home for a visit. She was telling me how she went to their postal office and not only were the patrons all shoving each other to get to the counter, but the two ladies behind the counter were chatting it up and doing their nails. Apparently she asked them what was up and they ignored her. She did also tell me that no one ever stands in line in an orderly fashion there, that it is each for his own self, kind of like the americans during the Cabbage Patch Kids craze one christmas

Now I personally believe that ANYONE from another country with half a brain at all only has to be here long enough to go to ONE store to realize we stand in lines here. But there ARE some countries where this is not the norm.....

And also, I have never had anyone try to cut in front of me at WDW.

 

[KevinM]

I've seen some "non-English" speakers push their way to the front, but let me tell you, older people are big violators also. This past Feb. we were waiting in line at the carousel and this old couple walks right by us and cuts in line. I said "Excuse me, the line starts back there.". The old lady gave me the Charles Manson eyes and ignored me. So I said it again (my wife told me to forget it). So the old dude turns around and says "Lookit kid (I'm 32!), have some respect for your elders or I will have to teach you a lesson". He wasn't joking!!

Now, this is Disney. My DD5 is standing there. I'm 6 foot 1 and weigh 225 pounds, and this guy was half a foot shorter than me. I don't get into fights as a rule, and I'm certainly not going to get in a fight with some old guy at Disneyworld. So I said (quietly, so DD5 can't hear) "The only lesson you are teaching is that some people are rude and need to be ignored. Don't break a hip on the carousel."

You know something, I must have seen that old guy 25 more times during the week at all 4 parks! I always made a point to smile and wave at him and Charlie Manson.

Any older people out there: don't flame, I know all sorts of people cut in line. I just think it's a funny story!

 

[Lizzybee]

My last trip a lady who had some kind of accent was creeping up on me in a line and trying to casually squeeze by. I don't care what language she spoke my body language and big ole butt spoke her language and I'm pretty sure it said "no way are you getting by me". I am a former court interpreter (Spanish) but I also speak some French so I can understand some Italian and Portuguese. I also had a Japanese roommate in college so I learned some really rude phrases in Japanese (I used to use those to amuse myself when guys hit on my in bars ...'dude she totally would have danced with me but she was foreign and couldn't understand'). I collected random phrases in random languages from other interpreters too. So I might just be able to say "good morning" "go away you smell like poo" or "big butt" in their native language...so they better watch it . Since I'm not latina but fluent in Spanish I also sometimes get an earful of things I never wanted to hear. I've been to Europe, I lived in Mexico and I know for a FACT they know what lines are and how to stand in them. Also rudeness isn't cultural, plenty of people from other countries wouldn't DREAM of embarrassing their compatriots by acting like rude fools in another country. I like to think there are more people like that than rude line jumpers.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I don't care what language you speak. I won't let you in front of me.

I once had some Senior Citizens complain to a CM about me because I refused to let them pass. (I had already seen them do this trick in another line... they kept SHOVING folks aside saying "Senior Citizens" ) My friend asked them if they were going to die in the next 10 minutes and they said no, she then told them to WAIT! They really did go to the the CM boarding the ride and ask that we be removed from the park and told the CM why. The poor girl could barely keep a straight face as she told them no! LOL!

I had a lady (I use that term lightly), demand that I give her my seat to watch Spectromagic because she was a Senior Citizen. It turned out I was three years older than she was. She just looked like a Senior Citizen and I don't.

 

[sc9500]

Whats surprising here? that senior citizens and people from other lands cut in line or that they do it in WDW? Sheesh - go anywhere and people try to cut in lines no matter what their age or language they speak. Try any Six Flags - Movies- Concert - its all over the neighborhood. My SIL is renowned for this talent - she's a red blooded american - I cringe when we go out with her... and dont partake but she still does it. I wont anyone cut in front of me - Im rude...

 

[buckylarue]

Try to trick them. If they say the don't understand English tell them their shoe is untied or something.

Better yet, say "Is that your wallet on the ground?" I bet they look for sure!

 

[Baloo]

This is an amusing thread!!!

KevinM...isn't that the way?!? I've run into the same people who have ticked me off over and over again.I'll have to try waving next time!!!

Deb & Bill...OMG!!!!



People no matter where they are from or how old they are ,who try to line jump,are just rude,idiots in my book!


All this reminds me of something Forrest Gump said "Stupid is as stupid does."

 

[cowtownmom]

I would love it if sometime, when someone is trying to cut, if someone else in the line would shout out to everyone in line, asking if it's okay with all of them if "this person" cuts in line in front of all of us! - and ask for a show of hands!

 

[Iwannagobacktoo!]

Line jumpers come in all ages too...

When I was in Disney in 2000 standing in line at the Pooh ride a small 2 year-old boy started pushing on peoples legs and saying excuse me as he pushed his way ahead. Oh wait, that was my son

He only got about three people ahead and they all defended him because he had been so polite and said excuse me.

 

[MouseClubMom]

Ugh, we had this happen ALL The time when I was a CM in various theaters where you are supposed to move ALL THE WAY DOWN your row. The Brazilian tour groups (we lovingly called them "taco tours") were the absolute WORST at this. They would march down several rows and stop dead center and refuse to move and pretend like they didnt speak English. I purchased a Portuguese/English dictionary and learned enough phrases that they knew what I was saying. When they still wouldnt move I would nicely ask the guests waiting to be seated to "be extra careful not to step on any feet that might be in their way" and would wink.


MCMom

 

[Forevryoung]

I think my parents taught me and my sister this rule too well (so teach your children the exception)-

We were up in Vermont skiing about 7 years ago. My mom doesn't ski but it was me, my dad and my sister. I am reeeeeally slow at everything (nickname is pokey) so ever so often my dare-devil sister and my dad would stop to wait for me. On the last run of the day before getting in the car for our 8 hour drive home, my dad thought we were following him but my sister stopped to wait for me and when we started going down again we realized we didnt know where he had gone. Not a big deal right? It's freezing outside but we had been there before and knew where we were going to meet them but we were still only 13 and 10 years old (Im older). My parents found each other easily because they had walkietalkies and my dad had to look at my mom when he told her that he LOST both of their children on a ski mountain . Well to get to where our "getting lost meet here point" was, we had to take the oldest, SLOWEST chairlift up. The line was long but we knew it was the only way to get to the meeting spot. So we waited and waited and waited on line. It never occured to us to tell the people that we were lost and cut in front of them. My parents had us paged which we didnt hear and we eventually met up with them but we stood on that line for over an hour (according to my mother). I can't imagine how my mom felt . So if you are ever truely lost and a line is in your way, it is considered ok to cut ahead

 

[Lizzybee]

Most of the people who have tried to line jump around me at Six Flags near my house have been teens who speak English perfectly and probably no other language. I look very sweet and passive and mostly I am, but I am also a probation officer and I believe in being honest and following the rules so I have told the kids more than once, "the back of the line is over there, if you try to line jump, I'll have you ejected from the park, so back off and wait like everyone else does. If your friends are ahead and you all want to ride together, they need to get in the back of the line with you." Regardless they don't get by me. Some need to learn a lil R E S P E C T

 

[Poohlovr]

After reading this, I just have to share this story...it has absolutely nothing to do with line cutting or parks or anything like that, but....

My husband is a retired police officer. We live in a city with an engineering school that is well known and students come from all over the world to attend. My DH's beat at that time included an area near the university.One night, he pulled over a young man (obviously from another country) for some traffic violation. This guy tried to act as if he didn't understand or speak English when my husband asked to see his license. Well, in our state, you have to be able to read and write in English to get a driver license and obviously my DH was aware of this little rule. My DH was also well aware of what was being pulled on him, so he pulled a trick of his own.
He pulled out his handcuffs, opened the door of this guys car and motioned for him to get out, and told him "jail" as he showed him the cuffs (if he didn't know English, he couldn't have gotten a drivers license, and that's a jailable offense).

Amazingly enough, this guy suddenly became fluent in English.

 

[alisonbestford]

Whats surprising here? that senior citizens and people from other lands cut in line or that they do it in WDW? Sheesh - go anywhere and people try to cut in lines no matter what their age or language they speak.

I tend to think we British are some of the the greatest queue formers!
There's a joke somewhere along the lines that if you stand still for long enough people will line up behind you! That doesn't mean that the 'pushers' don't push in our theme parks too though
Think the idea of a queue is a bit of an unknown quantity in some countries but, as someone already posted, surely it'd only take you a few hours to figure it out