Going postal at Christmas...

[moosmom]

I went to the post office today to pick up a box of cat goodies from my friend Kathy in Michigan. Oh what a nightmare.

I was third in line. As I was waiting, the line got longer. There was an Asian woman at the table writing out her mail slip. She proceeded to cut in front of everyone, claiming she didn't understand English. We all called it to her attention. She started arguing that she WAS in line but just filling out her paperwork. Doesn't understand English. HARDLY. She sure understood that the people ahead of her were pissed.

UGH!!!! Everyone in the line was SOOOO pissed!! We all called her attention to the fact that she cut in front of at least 4 people. She looked at us like we were aliens. One of the people in line, who had a Jamaican accent said, "When I came to this country, the first thing I did was learn English!!" She had this stupid, blank look on her face. The woman behind me said, "Don't understand?? Yeah right!!"

The lady proceeded to the desk with her envelope and asked for a money order. She got it and had to fill it out, so back to the table she went. By that time, it was my turn. I got my box and left.

So, what would YOU have done???

[BC_MoM]

Anger and frustration are a universal language - that's why she understood.

I wouldn't have let her had her way, but I'm not sure what I would have done! I probably would have yelled at the woman working at the desk for not making the lady go back to the end of the line.

[Zippy]

I wouldn't have been happy.I agree with the guy who said first thing I did when I came to america was learn english.
She might understand a little english but not speak it.

[lvpets2002]

Now Donna where is the patience.. Remember Patience is the Virtue.. Oh I know what you mean.. When I went to mail all the PT Christmas Cards the same thing happened.. We all was just doing this && grumbling to our selves.. There was two that day at the table & the younger person cut in line & the old lady got in the back of the line.. So what I did was got the little old lady & took her to the front of the line {in front of the younger one}.. I stated to the younger one keep in mind wiser ones come before wicked ones.. You know she said nothing.. Nobody said nothing & all was just ..

[caseysmom]

Yeah the more I know people the more I log my dogs and cat

[moosmom]

lvpets2002,

I know patience is a virtue, believe me!! I was to the point where I just didn't care. I just wanted to get my package and ge outta there.

I've been trying to do a random act of kindness everyday. But this lady made it imposible.

Caseysmom,

Amen to that!!!

I hope I never have to go back to the post office until AFTER the holidays.

[ramanth]

It would of been nice if the postal workers had told her she was not next and to get in line.

Sorry she was rude. I've seen it happen at the grocery store at those self checkouts. People cut all the time.

[Randi]

I probably would have said a few select words to that "lady". Had this been in the UK, she wouldn't have got away with it!

In Denmark, I notice that lots of people from the Middle East don't even know the meaning of queue culture! It can be really annoying, when you've been standing there, waiting for a bus and they just jump in front.