It’s a well known fact that Brits are experts at queues, a sentiment engrained in the very culture of the UK.
Hundreds of Britons demonstrated the uncanny ability at the O2 in London and it did not go unnoticed.
Andrew Last was at the sold out Ed Sheeran concert when he saw a spontaneous queue form before his eyes.
He snapped a picture of the amusing scene, which resulted in hundreds of people forming their own neatly winding line without even being asked.
Andrew posted his photo on Reddit, captioned: “Without barriers the British still know how to queue!”
His post went viral with more than 6,000 comments from people who were amused by the classic British sight.
Andrew told the Evening Standard: “I was at the O2 yesterday seeing Ed Sheeran, and the queue in the picture was for the standing ticket holders.
“People were obeying the invisible lines perfectly for the couple of minutes I was watching before I snapped the picture.
“They had just started letting people into the venue, so the queue had started to move but, no one was trying to barge in.”
Other Reddit users were impressed with the politeness of the lengthy line, with one saying: “It’s like a national super power.”
Another shared: “When a Brit stands still, they form a queue of one.”
One Reddit user wrote: “We live for being at the back of the queue. Nothing like standing in the back of the queue complaining about the queue.”
