Beijing institutes queuing day

Beijing institutes queuing day

"The 11th of every month in Beijing is to be 'voluntarily wait in line' day as the city attempts to eradicate queue-jumping before next year's Olympics, a city official said on Wednesday....

"'The reason for establishing such a day is to mobilise the Beijing population to ensure that where there are more than two people, they should wait in line,'" said Zhang Huiguang, director of the Capital Ethic Development Office."

Of course, one of the most striking things to a Californian living in Shanghai is the mob scene to get into anything, and how people will just walk up and cut in front of you, and often shove you just because. Queue-jumping is hardly the word for it. On the upside, however, when you're in a bad mood, it's nice to be able to shove people and cut in line.

For folks from New York City, though, no big difference. Boarding a plane at Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai or in LaGuardia Airport in New York is pretty much the same....