By the time this is published, my readers will most likely already know who emerged victorious at Wimbledon this year in all three categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, and doubles. An intriguing aspect of Wimbledon this year was not merely the matches but the length of the queues that formed outside the tournament grounds.
One area I've noticed queuing norms breaking down recently is deplaning from aircraft. Generally people still follow the standard front-to-back row by row deplaning, with occasional cuts if the row in front of you is obviously moving a bit slower and there's a clear gap for you to move through.
But recently I've noticed more people aggressively getting out of their seat as soon as the seatbelt light turns off, grabbing their bags and moving up as far as they can (even if they aren't trying to catch a connecting flight), and it's led to some direct confrontations I've witnessed. It does make me wonder if queuing norms are just generally breaking down more in society as everyone seems to be more polarized and angry.
Brian: completely agree, and I noticed that as well. I think all of these norms need to be continuously cultivated, and can break quickly, since each-to-his or her- own is always a viable equilibrium/norm. I also think these norms require people to see themselves in other people's shoes, and I guess this happens less and less these days.
That was a super entertaining read! I didn’t realize the extent of the role of social norms in all sorts of queuing and I definitely didn’t know about The Q
One area I've noticed queuing norms breaking down recently is deplaning from aircraft. Generally people still follow the standard front-to-back row by row deplaning, with occasional cuts if the row in front of you is obviously moving a bit slower and there's a clear gap for you to move through.
But recently I've noticed more people aggressively getting out of their seat as soon as the seatbelt light turns off, grabbing their bags and moving up as far as they can (even if they aren't trying to catch a connecting flight), and it's led to some direct confrontations I've witnessed. It does make me wonder if queuing norms are just generally breaking down more in society as everyone seems to be more polarized and angry.
Brian: completely agree, and I noticed that as well. I think all of these norms need to be continuously cultivated, and can break quickly, since each-to-his or her- own is always a viable equilibrium/norm. I also think these norms require people to see themselves in other people's shoes, and I guess this happens less and less these days.
That was a super entertaining read! I didn’t realize the extent of the role of social norms in all sorts of queuing and I definitely didn’t know about The Q