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Originally Posted by btimbit
I see it the other way around. Why is that person at the front more important than everyone else?
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They've already waited in line for their turn to receive service. I think it's that simple.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
How are you so befuddled by this?
In a line, your role is to be efficient to keep the line moving quickly. When it's your turn you should be ready to handle your part of the interaction so as not to unnecessarily slow things down. You can still say hi/bye and please/thank you, of course. Plus you can chat if there's time available while things are being scanned and you aren't adding to the wait of the people behind you. Proudly proclaiming you "aren't in a hurry" is absolutely disrespectful if you're slowing the line down and making people wait on you to enjoy your interaction with the cashier.
You have this completely backwards. Making people wait for you to have a nice little human interaction at your own pace is forcing others to cater to how you want time to be spent. Moving along efficiently is selfless and putting the time of others over the "joy" (?) you get from chit chatting to the young lady who would honestly rather you just GTFO so she can get back to texting her bff about the annoying old guys that keep trying to chat her up. |
All I'm saying is while I personally agree with your view on line-ups and when I'm at the front I try to be as efficient as possible to keep things moving, that's not the only viewpoint that exists. Other people have different priorities, so if they wait in line and get their turn, they should be able to interact in a way that serves them best. You arrived to the line-up after them, so they get priority while you wait.