Shit that annoys you

[jono]

pho money, pho problems.

Don't have a local "What the pho?" in your neighborhood, either?

[Name Redacted]

We have a "Pho 20", mediocre ramen with beef bullion and onions is how I'd describe it. Meh.

[mall walker]

Seriously, if you can't figure out how a line works, life must be confusing to you. I'm with mallwalker. And if I have to ask if you are in line, you're doing it wrong, it's just a polite way of saying GTF out of the way and pay attention.

lol yes

[mall walker]

Let me guess, you grew up in the NYC area? Or Northeast at minimum.

lol also yes. where we know how to wait in a damn line!

[mall walker]

We have a "Pho 20", mediocre ramen with beef bullion and onions is how I'd describe it. Meh.

weak... good pho is not too rare in my experience. mediocre pho is disappointing in a way that most things are not.

[rideit]

A Korean restaurant is opening here next spring (she does other Asian dishes, it's a family affair) I will lobby to have her take a crack at it.

[dunfree]

selling pho don't pay, apparently

it doesn't in my observation. you need cheap rent, close supply chain, and cheap labor (family). It's one of those great immigrant success story's built - somewhat - on irrationality.

just have Korean hotpots instead.

[Meadow Skipper]

Seriously, if you can't figure out how a line works, life must be confusing to you. I'm with mallwalker. And if I have to ask if you are in line, you're doing it wrong, it's just a polite way of saying GTF out of the way and pay attention.

lol also yes. where we know how to wait in a damn line!

Still looking for an answer here: do tighter lines move faster? Also, what’s the most efficient/approved spacing, in case I decide to give a shit?

[mall walker]

Still looking for an answer here: do tighter lines move faster? Also, what’s the most efficient/approved spacing, in case I decide to give a shit?

lines move faster when the people in them are paying attention, which has a strong negative correlation with being widely spaced apart. it also saves space, makes it easier for other people to move around the store/whatnot, clearly indicates where the line is (instead of a mass of bumbling idiots milling around idly), etc etc... for example, if you have 3 people spaced 3' apart then the next one is 7' back facing sideways, that person is a dumbass. and when that person gets miffed that people mistake them for not being in line and get in front of them, too damn bad.

not applicable in the boondocks of course. but if you live someplace with other people, I think it's nice to behave like at least a semi-functional member of society when in public

[muted]

Still looking for an answer here: do tighter lines move faster? Also, what’s the most efficient/approved spacing, in case I decide to give a shit?

I don't care what how tight the line is, just that I know where it starts. If you are waiting for your order, don't stand near the back of the line, etc.

Australia was hard for me, they just crowd the street carts in a semi-circle and it stressed me out, ha. It was like a crowded bar.

[mall walker]

related piece of dumbassery that flourishes in stupid lake city: if you are waiting to get on a train, don't stand 6" in front of the direct center of the doorway. if you do this, nobody can get off the train. that means you can't get on. the train isn't going to pull away mid-boarding, you'll have time to get on. just wait at the side of the doorway and let the other people off, THEN get on. same with buses.

[JongDoe]

Yeah, that don't happen around these parts, strictly SLC.

[SorryBro]

related piece of dumbassery that flourishes in stupid lake city: if you are waiting to get on a train, don't stand 6" in front of the direct center of the doorway. if you do this, nobody can get off the train. that means you can't get on. the train isn't going to pull away mid-boarding, you'll have time to get on. just wait at the side of the doorway and let the other people off, THEN get on. same with buses.

Korea has it correct. Little arrows on the floor noting people entering the car stand to side, people exiting go out through the middle.



Worked perfectly because their society believes in making things efficient. Escalators were the same. Stand on the right, walk on the left. I miss Seoul. Amazing city and people.

[skaredshtles]

People camped out in the middle lane of a 3 lane expressway.

STOP THAT SHIT AND GET THE FUCK OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE.

[Supermoon]

People camped out in the middle lane of a 3 lane expressway.

STOP THAT SHIT AND GET THE FUCK OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE.

As long as they aren't all the way left, I don't have a problem with this.

[skaredshtles]

As long as they aren't all the way left, I don't have a problem with this.

I do. Because if there is no traffic to the right, people are going to be passing them at high speed on both sides and it creates a dangerous clusterfuck eventually.

If you're not actively passing someone, get the fuck over as far right as you can.

[The AD]

Center lane camping isn't a thing. Left lane is for passing. All other lanes are fair game.

[jackstraw]

When you're the pick up driver and the plane is delayed 3hrs arriving at 11:30pm an hour away.

[wyeaster]

when the dude at the shop who drives your car up to the front when they're done has catastrophic b.o. that is stuck to eveything. jesus. fucking. christ.

[jackstraw]

when the dude at the shop who drives your car up to the front when they're done has catastrophic b.o. that is stuck to eveything. jesus. fucking. christ.

You win today! Congrats!

[iceman]

Yeah that's harsh.

[wicked_sick]

People camped out in the middle lane of a 3 lane expressway.

STOP THAT SHIT AND GET THE FUCK OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE.

Even worse if Grandpa forgot that his signal light is still on.

[iceman]

You'll never get those people to go to the right lane, they're afraid of cars/trucks merging and they're not legally required to do it. Just pass right as was said.

[Supermoon]

You'll never get those people to go to the right lane, they're afraid of cars/trucks merging and they're not legally required to do it. Just pass right as was said.

OR! Just pass them on the left. Unless it's one of those weird reverse traffic flows where the right lane is the only one moving.

[skaredshtles]

This is why we can't have nice things and *desperately* need robot cars.

Fucking humans can't even AGREE how to drive on a road efficiently.

If you've got a 7 lane highway, you're telling me that you only consider the left-most lane a passing lane?

We're fucked.