What happens if you push in a queue in Spain?
Colarse, going ahead of somebody who was there before you, is very badly thought of, and somebody will say so out loud, usually politely but clearly, with the whole shop listening. The phrase to have ready if it happens to you: Perdone, pero estaba yo antes.
Colarse
Colarse is going ahead of somebody who was there before you. It is very badly thought of, and somebody will say so out loud — usually politely, but clearly, with the whole shop listening. The regulars of a neighbourhood shop tend to know exactly who came in when. The phrase to have ready: Perdone, pero estaba yo antes.
- Pushing in — colarse — is very badly thought of, and somebody will say so out loud.
Colarse es pasar delante de quien estaba antes.Colarse is going ahead of somebody who was there before you.
Perdone, pero estaba yo antes.Excuse me, but I was here first.
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