Italians don't believe in queues at all, they just barge in no matter who appears first in line.Actually in general terms Dublin today is BETTER than 10 years ago. However, relative to other 1st world cities the level of aggression on Dublin's streets and behaviour of many of its inhabitants is appalling. (patiently waiting in line in a spar while some complete "scumbag" walks in to the top of the queue and shouts "20 johnny blues" comes to mind. - honestly, where else do you get that???)
A common occurrence?People being killed on the streets for mobile phones, a few quid or for no reason at all.
http://www.csdp.org/research/hosb1203.pdf#search="eu murder rates"