Why is that, we, as a nation, hate queues and the token systems. Be it Saravana Bhavan or a cinema theatre, uh-hem! we won’t queue up, unless and otherwise some ruffian stands by with a stick in his hand and foul language in his mouth! We then get disgusted and queue up immediately!
However I must agree that this is one place where caste, gender, social hierarchies, political-leanings are forgotten. We rub and elbow each other, smell and get saturated with each other's sweat. Why?
The Doctors' clinics are no different. Our paediatrician does not have a number display, like hundreds of his brethren. Whenever we are there, someone or the other will say that their kid is really ill and they must be allowed to go first as if the rest of us usually go to our paediatrician for a dancing lesson! Today, one lady was pestering the attendant to let her go first , when he mentioned that others too are waiting for long with their small babies (some of them crying non-stop), she behaved as if she’s been unfairly denied her chance.
Why do we do that? Why we are so skewed and won’t get queued?
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I would blame it primarily on 2 factors - Education & Population.
As children we do not get such guidance from teachers, parents and elders (who generally dont follow the same good practices themselves). The education system teaches us to be competetive but does not inject enough substance into us to compete on fair grounds.Respect towards others is just a moral science lesson mugged to score marks and forgotten 3 hours after the exam.
To complicate matters, our numbers are astounding. It is a challenge to manage so many, leave alone educate us.
Though I personally follow queues, and often end up last, at times chaos does seem to be the order with limited supplies and huge numbers. That's a glimpse of the survival of the fittest.
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