不用排队 我们是印度人
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Vasant">Vasant</span> <span word="Vihar">Vihar</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lunchtime">lunchtime</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="served">served</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waited">waited</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="nonchalantly">nonchalantly</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="politely">politely</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="manners">manners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="emanating">emanating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p>上周的一天，我来到德里市瓦桑比哈区(<span word="Vasant">Vasant</span> <span word="Vihar">Vihar</span>)的一家麦当劳(<span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span>)。当时不到午餐时间，店里还没什么人。我站在一个柜台前等待，排在我前面的女士正在点餐。一分钟后，两位年轻的女士走进店里。在我的眼皮底下，她们若无其事地站到我前面。当我礼貌而坚决地告诉她们我正在排队时，她们一开始显得很惊讶，好像倒是我提出这件事很不礼貌似的；但马上，见我一副怒不可遏的样子，两人赶忙道歉，排到了我后面。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="butt">butt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airports">airports</span>. <span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patsy">patsy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>; <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queue">queue</span>?</p>
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