KiWiP
20th February 2011, 01:05
"You're in a shoe shop, 2nd in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and must have.
The female shopper in front of you has seen them too and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses. It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you have no money to pay for the shoes. The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does, you could catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.
At a pinch your friend could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it was in the air" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.
However, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be rude and just plain wrong to move ahead of the other shopper to try to buy the shoes. Dear Girls - you have just learned the offside rule. It's that simple!" (ANON, as cited by Mouat, 2011)
The female shopper in front of you has seen them too and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses. It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you have no money to pay for the shoes. The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma. She prepares to throw her purse to you. If she does, you could catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.
At a pinch your friend could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it was in the air" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.
However, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be rude and just plain wrong to move ahead of the other shopper to try to buy the shoes. Dear Girls - you have just learned the offside rule. It's that simple!" (ANON, as cited by Mouat, 2011)