tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544870717394624903.post5077959473679392859..comments2024-01-08T05:24:52.645-08:00Comments on my aunt june: More Sign Language and Alphabets and the Postal Service's Sense of Humor.Auntjunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188243366416634202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544870717394624903.post-40406708907272777912012-08-28T13:01:32.421-07:002012-08-28T13:01:32.421-07:00Er.... did you mean Britain when you referred to &...Er.... did you mean Britain when you referred to 'fancy-pants countries'? Because we Brits ARE the best people in the world (sorry, Russia) when it comes to queuing. We are orderly, patient, quiet, unenraged, and we can do it for hours, usually because we have to, as staff cuts have closed down every service window but one. If you listen carefully, you may catch a timid whisper from someone who has just about lost the will to live, about time having no meaning in this post office/pharmacy/supermarket/airport check-in, but if you need to pop out of line for a minute, you can be pretty sure that someone will keep your place for you till you get back. But wait until someone tries to push in - usually the ruthless elderly with sharp elbows - and see what happens!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6544870717394624903.post-2514251505598019652012-08-27T17:16:31.084-07:002012-08-27T17:16:31.084-07:00ok, first off, i'm pretty sure that we are kin...ok, first off, i'm pretty sure that we are kindred spirits, because i complain about pretty much the same stuff. and i'm VERY BIG ON RULES. so i enjoyed your post office story so very much. <br /><br />secondly, i received my alphabet print and love it even more than i can express. but then you threw in the ingrid sign language print and i nearly lost my shit! gah! you are seriously the best ever. thank you thank you thank you for making my day, my week, my month.arajanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198382896754614096noreply@blogger.com