We Brits are clearly an impatient bunch, after research showed we're only willing to wait in line for six minutes maximum...
After just five minutes and 45 seconds we become so exasperated, we give up, say scientists from University College London.
And, we won't even join a queue in the first place if there are any more than six people ahead of us, the researchers also revealed. The number six seems to be important when it comes to queues, as we also don't like anyone standing less than six inches from us while we wait.
On the flip side, if more than six people are waiting behind us, we're much more likely to stick things out.
It also seems we Brits are pretty fussy about our queuing systems, as a rigid set of unspoken rules was also discovered during the study: skipping ahead, striking up conversation with someone in line and even accepting an offer to move ahead of the queue are all considered serious no-nos, as The Telegraph reports.
Report author Professor Adrian Furnham, whose work was based on a review of various studies about queuing, said: "The British have a well-established culture of queuing and a very specific type of queue conduct, one that has been known to confuse many a foreign visitor.
"In a time when Britain is changing rapidly, and the ways in which we queue are shifting, the psychology behind British queuing is more important than ever – it a one of the keys to unlocking British culture."
