Patience is a virtue, as the old saying goes, and some people demonstrate patience to an almost godlike level.

Great works of art, multinational business world, beating athletic achievements.

All of these require patience because feeds like these can take many years to achieve.

And it's not always easy to know if you're succeeding

at any given moment. Some people, however, are patient for the wrong reasons, and I'll be taking a look

at them too. So join me as I take a tour of some of the most patient people the world has to offer.

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed.

Back in August 2011, British garbage collector in marketing whiz, Robert Shusoe Smith started waiting for the iPhone 4S

to come out before it had even been announced. This involved camping outside the Apple Store

in London's Covent Garden during the highly changeable British summertime for over two months.

Thanks to his tech-inspired patients, Mr. Shoe Smith managed to achieve a lot of

corporate sponsorship from companies like Cadbury's, Domino's Pizza, Innocent, Kleenex, Halleck Hansen,

Weight Watchers, and Gillette. The phone was available to buy on the 14th of October 2011,

but despite all of Robert's efforts, he wasn't actually the first to get his hands on the phone and was beaten by Amy Yang from New Zealand.

This just goes to show that patients doesn't always pay off, especially if you're waiting for Apple Tech.

Mr. Shootsmith did, however, witness a smash-and-grab

rate on the Apple store on October 10th, so at least he got some excitement out of the long way.

Shoesmith does, however, have a more successful and more patient predecessor named Greg Packer.

Greg is what's known as a professional line sitter,

and he is universally recognized as the first man on earth to buy an iPhone,

which he achieved after having camped outside the 5th Avenue Apple Store for four days.

Greg was also the first member of the public to shake George Bush Jr.'s hand when he was first

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