Should I line up? Yes/No
September 14th, 2017In New York a line outside a restaurant/shop means something is good, it must be, otherwise why would people be lining up?
If we unpack that a little bit too – my expectation of a line in New Yorkย is that it will move fast. Even a line out the door can clear in 10 minutes.
However, in New Zealand, a line means slow service or they’re understaffed. A line the same length you could be in for 30 minutes. So if there’s a line you tend to flag something.
It’s always funny when someone visits or I return to NZ, to flip it, oh a line is bad now.
I suspect elsewhere in the world, a line means something else too.
Tags: cultural differences, lining up
This entry was posted on Thursday, September 14th, 2017 at 6:59 am. 