The Japanese queue is a work of art. Orderly, evenly spaced, self-organising, and utterly without complaint. No one cuts in line. No one sighs audibly. No one pushes. The queue is meiwaku-avoidance in real time — each person aware that their behaviour affects the person behind them, and choosing, voluntarily, to make the experience slightly better for everyone.

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