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George Mikes (1912-1987) - Hungarian writer : "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one".
by mdda 14y ago
George Mikes (1912-1987) - Hungarian writer : "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one".
- zem 14y agonice to see another fan of mikes. he's bill bryson's spiritual predecessor, but seems to have fallen into relative obscurity.
- coolestuk 14y agoWe Brits are profoundly discombobulated when we visit a country like Germany, famed for its order and regulations about crossing roads, only to find that the English word "queue" got mis-translated as "free for all".
- codewright 14y agoQueue is a French word dating back to the 15th century. Colloquial English usage didn't arise until the middle of the 19th century.