The great global iPhone 6 sit-in begins!

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Photo: Dan Benton
Getting kind of chilly out there. Photo: Dan Benton

It’s a mere 24 hours and change before Apple retail stores open their reservation system and doors to allow the hordes of adoring Apple faithful to pony up a bunch of cash for the privilege of walking out with an opening day iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.

The lines are already forming, though, with hardy line sitters getting ready for the big event. This is a global phenomenon, as you can see from the images above, gleaned from Instagram and Twitter.

Berlin

berlin airmattress

hundreds berlin

A couple of photos from Berlin here, showing the hundreds of people lining up already for Friday’s iPhone 6 launch. Sleeping on an air matress is the height of glamping, too — might as well hang out in comfort, though maybe a longer pair of pants would be a nice thing to put on. Photos: Markus Schreiber/Associated Press

Tokyo

tokyo

Honestly, what would an Apple line up be without a guy in a Steve Jobs mask? Nothing, that’s what it’d be. Photo: Yuya Shino/Reuters

New York

UpperWestSide New York

The Upper West Side Apple store has a line that stretches an entire city block along the side of the building. Photo: @alligoldberg

London

conventgarden

These tents sprouted up at London’s Convent Garden store, prompting the photographer to tweet, “Consumerism gone mad! People camping outside Apple Store Covent Garden for iPhone6. Really?” Photo: @TalkUltra

Japan

japan

This just in – wearing a funny helmet and throwing the peace sign with an InstaWeather pro snapshot will get you noticed. Oh, yeah, and also in line a day early for the iPhone 6. Photo: @tatuya_ig

Munich, Germany

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The at the Apple Store in Munich, Germany looks pretty fun with all those party animals in sunglasses. Photo: @antoniantoniantonia

Sydney, Australia

Looks warm down there, doesn't it? Good weather to wait on that iPhone 6. Photo: @mvtap

Looks warm down there in Sydney, Australia, doesn’t it? Good weather to wait on that iPhone 6. Photo: @mvtap

SoHo, New York City

This photographer thinks these folks in the Soho district in Manhattan are #insane #crazypeople Photo: @kosuke_james This photographer thinks these folks in the Soho district in Manhattan are #insane #crazypeople Photo: @kosuke_james

5th Avenue, New York

The photographer here wonders what the world is coming at the 5th Avenue store. Photo: @lana_spb_nyc

The photographer here wonders what the world is coming to (translated by Google, at least) at the 5th Avenue store. Photo: @lana_spb_nyc

Boston

This line started Sunday, according to @BotsonTweet.

This line started Sunday, according to @BotsonTweet. We hope he snaps a picture of the line now, too.

Regent Street, London

regent street

There are actual tents in front of the Regent Street retail store in London — got to wonder how long they’ve been “queueing.” Photo: @LandmarkAgent

What about you? Are you sitting or standing in line already? Take a picture and send it to @cultofmac from wherever you are in the world. Just tag it with #applestore and we may just use your photo above.

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