NEW YORK—To queue or not to queue? And why is the queue you’re not standing in always the best?
David Andrews went in search of answers and unearthed a world of science, history, and cultural norms about the often stressful, sometimes nonexistent, and usually time-consuming act of waiting in line.
He collected his observations and those of others in a new book out in November from Workman Publishing, “Why Does the Other Line Always Move Faster?”
Book cover image of "Why Does the Other Line Always Move Faster: The Myths and Misery, Secrets and Psychology of Waiting in Line," by David Andrews. Andrews went in search of answers and unearthed a world of science, history, and cultural norms about the often stressful, sometimes nonexistent, and usually time-consuming act of waiting in line. Courtesy of Workman Publishing via AP
