Queue Etiquette: Don't Be Out of Line -- Stay in Line

A queue is nothing more than a waiting line. Key word: waiting. Then why is it so hard for some people to wait their turn? The word queue is French in origin, and it is also one of the most commonly misspelled words in English, right up there with etiquette and dessert (or is it desert?). It's a word more used by the Brits than by Americans, who say "in line" (or "on line," for New Yorkers). Some cultures are much more amenable to forming orderly lines than others (the ones who don't will not be...