A nation renowned for the art of queuing may be losing its patience, a survey has shown, with the average British adult able to stand in line for only 10 minutes and 42 seconds before tempers start to fray, Reuters reports. The most loathed lines were in supermarkets, followed by the post office and airport check-in and security. Most Brits would rather avoid queues entirely, with eight in 10 adults instead choosing online shopping, online banking and paying bills electronically.

據(jù)英國(guó)路透社報(bào)道，排隊(duì)曾一度是英國(guó)人的典型特點(diǎn)，被視為一種藝術(shù)，如今人們也漸漸失去耐心。據(jù)調(diào)查，一般英國(guó)成年人愿意耐心等待排隊(duì)的時(shí)間只有10分42秒，一旦超過就要大怒。人們最討厭排隊(duì)的場(chǎng)是超市，其次是在郵局和在機(jī)場(chǎng)辦理登記手續(xù)及安檢。大部分的英國(guó)人寧愿不買也不愿意排隊(duì)，在10個(gè)成年人中有8個(gè)選擇網(wǎng)購(gòu)、使用網(wǎng)銀和電子支付替代。

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