If we’ve learned anything at all in the last two weeks, it’s that Brits love a queue. We knew that anyway, but there was something about the queue to see the Queen lying in state that was quintessentially British.
But Brits won’t just queue for nothing - there’s got to be a really good reason to. Alton Towers ride wait time is an hour and a half? I’m not waiting in that. There’s only one cashier on in Home Bargains, the line is halfway up the auto accessories aisle and I’ve only got one item to purchase? Didn’t need it that much anyway.
But there’s a Northern Quarter café which sees food lovers queuing for up to 40 minutes for their best-selling brunch dish - and it doesn’t even need to be a weekend! In fact, when I visited on a crisp Wednesday morning, there was already a line of hungry shoppers perusing menus and waiting patiently for their name to be called. Naturally, I joined it.
