If it's Americans and an airport gate, it's partly because our boarding groups are large and somewhat topologically random due to various statuses, and carry-on restrictions are loosely enforced. Therefore, being at the front of your herd can mean the difference between getting the overhead space that should be fore your seat, as opposed to something that several seats away that's a pain to get to. As boarding continues, it can determine whether you get overhead space at all.
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Thank you! I hate it but that’s why I feel compelled to join the herd, the number of times I’ve seen people bring on huge duffels or hiker bags large enough to require thumping the bucket closed is too goddamn high
Or those people that immediately try and board an elevator as soon as the door opens. Like bro, wait and see if someone is trying to get off the thing first.
I try to get ticketed for window seats. And so I want to get on before the middle and aisle people sit down to avoid them having to get right back up to let me in.
I was just complaining about this on vacation where there are busloads of Chinese tourists! If you don’t know, they’re infamous for not queuing lol. I think it’s a learned behavior for “getting ahead.” Like in this example for instance, in a county of over a billion people, you develop this mentality of you have to be aggressive in life or you’re not getting anywhere and everyone else being passive are chumps.
For the same reason people stand up as soon as the airplane stops 🤷♂️🤦♂️.
A lot of people stand up when the plane stops to stretch their legs.
I got told off by the internet for saying the same thing once. Apparently, I should have been standing more during the flight and remained seated when the plane landed.
Same reason people rush to cut off a driver to make the turn, stupidity and selfishness