WHY do people think there is no need for Personal Space while in a line????

[lovetoscrap]

What is about lines that make people think that SOMEHOW they will get there faster if they stand right on top of the person in front of them????? Like that extra 2 feet of space is only thing standing between them and actually getting to the front??

Everything we rode was pretty much walk on, or a 5 min. wait. The que lines were EMPTY!! But if there was even a momentary delay, the person behind me would be standing on my heels--WHY??? It was hot and sticky--I know I had to smell pretty bad--I sweat a lot in the heat. Could they not take a step back and allow some air flow???

THE WORST was in line at the food court at POP our last day. My dd10 all the sudden yelled "OW". Then she whispered to me, "That lady just hit me in the back with her tray." Sure enough the lady was standing as close as she could get and had the corner of her tray jammed in DD's back.

Since I had space between us and the couple in front of us I took a step forward and had DD move up a tiny bit. YEP--Lady moved forward and stuck the tray in DD's back. So I pullled DD in front of me and switched places thining that with a bigger person to see maybe she would notice that we were in that space she was trying to occupy. NOPE--now the tray was in my fanny--

WHO WANTS TO EAT FOOD THAT HAS BEEN THAT CLOSE TO SOMEONES BACKEND????? (lucky for her I didn't have gas!)

At this point we already closer to the people in front of us than I am comfortable with so we couldn't move until the line moved. When it moved I took a small step forward to preserve the space in front of us. Lady moves and shoves the tray in my hip (I had turned to the side). I am totally not a confrontational person but it was our last day and I was tired and cranky!!! I HAD HAD IT!!!

I took another step forward to get away from the tray and as soon as I saw her start to move I said (in as pleasant an annoyed voice that I could!) "Could you please stay where you are? You keep crowding us and shoving your tray into us."

Well, you would have thought I had just insulted her entire family and called her nasty names. Instead of just a polite, oh I am so sorry, she got all huffy and attitudy and said "Well, I am just trying to keep the line moving".

I said to her, " THE LINE ISN'T MOVING, WE ARE!!! We are trying to get away from you and your tray!"

We were next to check out and so she was then being unreasonable and when we moved up to pay she stayed where she was so while we were checking out she was about 6 ft away!!! Fine with me, but it would have been even funnier if someone had cut in front of her while she was making her "statement".

PERSONAL SPACE PEOPLE!!! You do not have to stand on top of the person in front of you--it doesn't get you there any faster!!!

Off my soapbox now!

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

I know exactly what you mean! At least 3 times in line at the bus stops I had my shoes almost taken off by someone steping on the backs of them because they were standing so close to me!! I mean come on people! It's hot and humid and the line ain't going no where! Back off a little!

BTW, lovestoscrap, it was awesome to meet you outside Prime Time the other day!!! I also met SlightlyGoofy right after you had left!

 

[mickaholic4077]

Good on you to say something in a polite way. I don't know that I would have.

 

[Mecha Figment]

I've noticed peoples children are the worst at this. I've had more kinds in my crotch then id like to admit. And the funny thing is. the parents watch them do it and don't care. IF it was my parents they would have grabed me hard and told me to stay put.

 

[izzys4]

HAHA so so true....

what about just the opposite....when the line is moving but the family in front of you isn't paying attention.....you have to tell them to move forward or point or something so you can get on the ride.....love that too.

Leaving in 39 days

 

[TheGoofster]

Unfortunately "Common Courtesy" isn't quite so common any more.
and I totaly agree that much, if not most of the blame falls on the shoulders of the parents. I mean, kids are kids, they do a lot of stupid things, but a parent has no excuse for not telling little Johnny to stop pushing, or to wait his turn in line.
Perhaps next time you find yourself standing there with a little kid's face in your backside, just let-er-rip with a good old toot. It might just teach that kid a lesson that his parents aren't capable of!!!

 

[CheshireVal]

This is a huge pet peeve of mine, too. With adults, I've found it's usually foreigners and I can kind of understand since the concept of personal space varies outside the US. Even though I still hate it!

But... with kids it really gets on my nerves, especially if the parents think it's really cute and refuse to do anything about it.

 

[Quinn222]

I don't tolerate that. I stand sideways and stick out my elbows. I also ask them to back off if I have to. For adults that is. It doesn't both me so much with kids. They're little after all.

 

[TAKitty]

Thanks for giving me a great laugh today! . I understand your point! I hate when people crowd me.

 

[maelstrom]

We were actually just talking about this in one of my classes at college. In this country, we consider our personal space to be 2-3 feet around us. In other countries, they were more comfortable being closer together. I think a lot of what goes on in WDW is people from other countries not even realizing that in this country, we like our personal space. Of course, there's also times when people from here are just rude and obnoxious, like the person from the OP's story.

 

[brocklesnar69]

When I was like 6 or 7 years old, I was at Disneyland CA with my dad and we were in line to get on the railraod around the park. These two asian ladies kept pushing up against us. After about ten minutes of this my dad finally shoved his butt back and it nail that woman in her gut. She started yelling in Chinese or something. Anyway, I think we've all expirienced this at some point or another.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

I said to her, " THE LINE ISN'T MOVING, WE ARE!!! We are trying to get away from you and your tray!"

ahahahaha! that's great i love that you said that!

i have this issue with people i don't know, getting in my 3 feet of personal space. i just don't like it. concerts, Disney, anywhere. i get annoyed. but it definatly is pretty bad at Disney.

this one time i was waiting for the MK Spectro Magic parade and it was my first time seeing that parade(i was 18.......i know how sad lol) and me and my DF were sitting on the sidewalk and this woman has a child in a stroller behind us. well for some reason the woman kept jamming her stroller right into my back. and i kept moving and looking back to try and make her see "hello, you're hurting me here!" but she didn't seem to notice. finally i got so sick of it that i pratically knew exactly when it was coming, i grabbed the wheel of the stroller and moved it back as soon as she moved it forward. she gave me the nastiest look and started making sure her kid was ok. funny how for 20 minutes she didn't care that she was knocking him into me, or that the bits and peices of her turkey leg that didn't end up in her mouth ended up on her son in the stroller.

another time i was in MK and i was in a wheel chair because i couldn't walk that much that day(ankle problems) and we were trying to get thru after the parade but for some reason people were still standing around. i had said to this man about 3 times "excuse me sir!" and even poked him a few times but he kept acting like he didn't hear me. finally i said "screw this!" and went and doncha know his foot got knicked by the wheel chair. he SCREMED "ow!"(which was unnecessary, as i said i just knicked him) and gave me a dirty look. i looked back and him and said "i've been saying 'excuse me' and tapping you for the last 5 minutes to move, you had your chance!"


this one is kind of random, but it fits in a bit.

we were at MK(again!) and we were waiting in line for the Snow White ride. there was a family infront of us, i don't know where they were from, definatly out of the country because they didn't speak English very well. well everyone in the family was ok, except for the father. for some reason, he figured he'd bring a huge peice of their luggage into the park and tote it around with him. the line would move, and he'd be staring off into space and then notice but forget that the bag was there, then come back a few minutes later. i didn't want to walk around the bag because i didn't want someone else to take it, or i didn't want it to get lost in the crowd, so i'd stay there until he moved it. this happend multiple times while in line. finally we got up to the front loading area and the girl told us to get in the car with the guy and his luggage. i kindly whispered "Can we catch the next one?" she just smiled and said "Sure"

 

[Scutapipig]

lucky for her I didn't have gas!

I would have passed gas intentionally out of spite.

Is that wrong? LOL

 

[Kycha]

Thank for the laugh. I totally agree about this. Some people just have no concept of personal space. It is especially bad at WDW. But I understand, people are excited and want to get to the head of the line as quickly as possible to ride that ride or whatever. What I don't understand is when people do this at the grocery store. This is a huge pet peeve of mine. Is it really necessary to push your shopping cart straight up my butt? Those things are made of metal people and they hurt when you get hit over and over again.

 

[cybrkitn]

I agree that we definately need our space. The first and second time I'm usually ok with, because that person may have done it by accident (they still should be saying sorry). I give them at least the benefit of the doubt. They also may not realize what they are doing. But if "bumping" into me or my family is done three times, then I would say something in a polite way.

Unfortunately, we live in a world where a lot of people get offended easily and lash out. So some people keep quiet instead of saying something.

Now if my son kept bumping into people, he'd get a good talking to as well as me apologizing to the people.

 

[kelleigh1]

Just last week when I was standing in line at Borders this kept happening to me. The guy behind me would bump into me every time the line moved. And everytime I'd turn around to say something to him, he's trying to make conversation with other people around him. I finally took to watching him and sidestepping about every time he was about to walk into me.

 

[seashoreCM]

Perhaps next time you find yourself standing there with a little kid's face in your backside, just let-er-rip with a good old toot. It might just teach that kid a lesson that his parents aren't capable of!!!

I beg to differ. After the good old toot you might need to visit the rest room and wipe your ****, especially if you are wearing light colored pants. (Getting back into line a few minutes later is another program discussed at length on this forum complete with stinging barbs.)

A gentle pat on the head is quite appropriate in this situation.

in line at the food court at POP our last day. My dd10 all the sudden yelled "OW". Then she whispered to me, "That lady just hit me in the back with her tray." Sure enough the lady was standing as close as she could get and had the corner of her tray jammed in DD's back.

Since I had space between us and the couple in front of us I took a step forward and had DD move up a tiny bit. YEP--Lady moved forward and stuck the tray in DD's back. So I pullled DD in front of me and switched places thining that with a bigger person to see maybe she would notice that we were in that space she was trying to occupy. NOPE--now the tray was in my fanny--

WHO WANTS TO EAT FOOD THAT HAS BEEN THAT CLOSE TO SOMEONES BACKEND????? I took another step forward to get away from the tray and as soon as I saw her start to move I said (in as pleasant an annoyed voice that I could!) "Could you please stay where you are? You keep crowding us and shoving your tray into us."

Inow!

Jump up and back slightly. With luck her food will end up on her bosom.

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[i<3Disney]

I actually ranted about this exact thing in my blog. At least 2-3 times I'm at Disney World, we'll have another member of our family! I am surprised that CM's didnt just think we were a party of 3 instead of 2 because some people cant give you one foot of personal space!

 

[Todd&Copper]

I would have passed gas intentionally out of spite.

Is that wrong? LOL

Since I can't fart on command, I probably would have started scratching my head, so dandruff, hair, etc. fell onto their tray.

Actually, if someone was doing that to me, I'd get all "Jersey" with them.

 

[Bill From PA]

I also dislike being crowded although I doubt I need 3 feet in any direction. I find that a little bit of movement within 'My Space' usually stakes out the territory pretty well, whether watching a parade or waiting in line. A quick turn to my partner with a sharp bent elbow usually suffices, if not, my foot is just as capable of landing on another's as their foot is of stepping on mine. A little bit of pain goes a long way, and it speaks a universal language.

Bill From PA