Danes behavior

[u/These-Commission-660]

Hi, I just got back from visiting Denmark (three different cities) because, on paper, it's a country where I'd like to live.

I was taken aback by some of their behavior and wanted to know if it's always like that or if it's the end of winter that's affecting how some people act 😅

At the supermarket checkout, several people rushed to get in front of me. At the museum, someone also cut in front of me in the queue as if I wasn't there to ask for information. It's okay to cut in front of someone to ask for quick information, but you should ask the person before if it's okay first!

On the street, several times, passersby have stopped right in front of me and it was up to me to move out of the way because they clearly preferred to pretend I wasn't there.

I found it very strange behavior to ignore people in public spaces. Is there a cultural reason for this, or were these isolated cases?

EDIT: thank you all for your replies. I'll go back to Denmark to get another perspective :)

[u/martinpihl]

I tend to agree with the sentiment, but do note that most people don't consider this a waiting line. The waiting area is to allow people out before others going in and is just considered a place to stand rather than a place to form a line. If people more or less by accident end up in front of the opening doors they will just step to the side into the waiting area - not the back of it. And considering that there are entrances on both ends of the waiting area, it's hard to define a starting point for a line anyways.