Queuing at bus stops
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What it really means
At many bus stops, especially outside London, people queue in the order they arrived and board in that order. In big cities the "queue" may look like a loose crowd, but people still remember who came first. When the bus arrives, don't push past people who were waiting before you.
Chinese explanation
在很多公交站（尤其伦敦以外），人们按到达顺序排队上车。大城市的"队伍"可能看起来松散，但大家心里记得谁先来的。车来了别挤到先等的人前面。
Example conversation
A: There's no real line at this bus stop. Do people still queue?
B: Sort of — everyone knows who arrived first, so just let them get on before you.
A：这个公交站没有明显的队伍，大家还排队吗？
B：算是吧——谁先来的大家心里有数，让先到的人先上就行。
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