Queuing is just part of daily life.

Is queuing a British tradition?   Sally, Henan

Queuing is certainly something that is often associated with the British.

As a lot of Chinese visitors observed, people in Britain tend to naturally form a queue whenever they have to wait for something. Queue-jumping is frowned upon. But where does the tradition of queuing come from? How would people react to queue-jumpers?

Listen to Lily and Oliver as they talk to some British people to find the answers to these questions.

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