英美文化：英国人的排队强迫症
<p> 英美文化：英国人的排队强迫症</p><p> &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;英国人就算独自一人，也会整整齐齐地排成一个人的队伍。('<span word="An">An</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>.')</p><p> 匈牙利作家乔治&<span word="middot">middot</span>;麦克斯(<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Mikes">Mikes</span>)的这句名言贴切地总结了英国人对于排队的态度。外国游客经常会感叹英国人对排队的执着与热爱&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;看比赛要排队，逛超市要排队，就连等公交也排队!&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;排队强迫症甚至成为了一个英国人自黑的经典梗。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hungarian">Hungarian</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Mikes">Mikes</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="queuing">queuing</span>. <span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="obsessive">obsessive</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> - <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p> 排队的习惯深深植根于英国的民族精神中，以至于发展出了一整套排队礼仪。比如，如果队伍前段有两个人弄不清谁先谁后，他们会拼命请对方先上，同时还要一个劲地说：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;您先请!您先请!。插队则会引起人们的极度反感。不过，在人人含蓄内敛、不喜争执的英国，万一真的有人插队，也不会产生激烈的冲突，最多只会招来不满的轻嘘声。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="queuing">queuing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ingrained">ingrained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="psyche">psyche</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> '<span word="After">After</span> <span word="you">you</span>! <span word="After">After</span> <span word="you">you</span>!'. <span word="Queue">Queue</span>-<span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="frowned">frowned</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> - <span word="although">although</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="confrontational">confrontational</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="recrimination">recrimination</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mildtutting">mildtutting</span>.</p>
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