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Patience, please?
We’ll make this quick. An Associated Press poll has found that we are an impatient nation–one that gets antsy after five minutes on hold and 15 minutes standing in line.
Other findings:
OVERALL
– 17 minutes: Average time people wait in line in a store or office before losing patience
– 9 minutes: Average time they wait on the phone before losing patience
GENDER
– 18 minutes: Average time women were willing to wait in line before losing patience
– 15 minutes: Average time men were willing to wait in line before losing patience
URBAN VS. SUBURBAN
– 15 minutes: Average time city dwellers can stand to wait before getting cranky
– 18 minutes: Average time suburbanites can stand in line before getting cranky
