‘This is un-British’
The Covid pandemic understandably forced a lot of things to change in everyday life. Lockdowns, two metre rules, the famous ‘hands, face, space,’ only socialising in groups of six.
Largely, most of these things have been phased out as vaccinations and helped the world get on top of the virus.
But one thing seems to have remained from the pandemic for some people: queuing for the bar at pubs.
During the Covid months it was an necessary evil, to make sure people remained a safe distance apart instead of crowding around the bar. But now, it needs stamping out.
It’s unclear why some seem intent on still doing this. Maybe they’ve never been to a pub before, and have no idea how the concept of a bar works. The bar is long and horizontal for a reason, how about we make the most of all the space, guys?
Many have noticed this weird queuing trend over recent months, calling it out for the nonsense it is, with one person even running a social media account dedicated to ending the phenomenon of queuing single-file in pubs.
Now, former Top Gear host James May has also had his saying, urging people to stop doing it and labelling queueing at the bar as “un-British.”
In a post on X, he wrote: “Please stop queuing at the bars in pubs. I know we have a Nobel prize for lining up, but this is un-British.”
The post has racked up more than 12,000 likes, and the comments were flooded with people also gobsmacked by bar-queuers.
One person wrote: “Bizarre to have a wide, empty bar, several staff, yet a single queue back to the door.”
Another said: “Couldn’t agree more.”
A third added: “The cure for this is walking up to the bar and getting served. That’ll learn them.”
However, many seemed to be of the (wrong) opinion that queuing was the way forward.
One commented: “How are people supposed to get a drink James? Do reverse musical chairs til we get served?!”
May responded by pointing out that “we managed well for centuries” without bar-queuing.
Another person argued: “Er, nope, Queuing is the the most British thing EVER. That way everyone is treated fairly (instead of survival of the fittest). You’re just too selfish & lazy to wait your f***ing turn.”
May replied: “Rubbish. A well-run bar serves everyone in the correct order.”
So, if you’re going out for a Christmas Eve drink today, do everyone a favour and don’t start forming a single-file queue at the bar.
