I really enjoy shopping at smaller markets in Europe that still have counter staff. Spain in particular still has many of them. It's much more pleasurable but I

I really enjoy shopping at smaller markets in Europe that still have counter staff. Spain in particular still has many of them. It's much more pleasurable but I wonder, if it's because of the lower wages there that they can still afford to do this, as in northern europe I can't remember the last time I saw anyone except a shelf-stocker in the big supermarkets.