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[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe the whole wave function/pattern deal is like how British people are just naturally good at forming lines, even if there isn't a sign indicating to do so.

I do enjoy being part of a nice, orderly queue. Makes me feel like I have some purpose in life. I can just slip partway into derealization as I submit my will to the queue.

I didn't notice it as a thing that we did until I went travelling in Europe and frequently found myself ambiently stressed due to the lack of queue in a situation that would benefit from one. Sometimes if enough British people congealed together in one place by coincidence, we might find ourselves forming a neat little queue.

There's so much that makes me ashamed to be British, but this is silly and fun; I like it.