In China, queues is more honored in the breach than in compliance. If you see a line for something, you must understand that what you see is not really a line. This is a one-dimensional crowd. You must be prepared to defend your position online fiercely, because any sign of weakness is going to be themselves, and the next thing you know, five people cut right in front of you.
Firstly, I realized this feature "Chinese queue theory" while still at the airport. When the gate agents announced that flight Beijing started boarding a one-dimensional crowd quickly formed and I naively was joined at the end. It was not long before my lack of attention on the tiny space open in front of me to another person Cup before. At this time, I realized that the Chinese theory of queue implementation was already in place before even that we left the United States.
Another example: after the plane pulls at the gate after landing, alleys filled quickly with people anxious to disembark from the aircraft. United States, you can rely on the kindness of strangers to leave you in the driveway, you can retrieve your bags and join the queue. But in China, you must force your way into the aisle. No one will let you in.
Colleagues of mine who have spent time in China and the United States tell me that it is fitting that they should do whenever they move between the two countries. For example, to United States, it is understood that when you are waiting in line for the ATM, you authorize the person to the ATM a few feet of "privacy space." On the other hand, in China, you may not allow such allocation, because it is a sign of weakness in the one-dimensional crowd. You stay just behind the person to protect your place online.
Observation of the airport of bonus: How ironic it is that your last meal in your country of origin often comes from a rundown airport crfeteria.
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