>Shop clerks aren't there to be your servants. They are your equals. I love that attitude. I've always felt a bit weird in very high end establishments where t

>Shop clerks aren't there to be your servants. They are your equals. I love that attitude. I've always felt a bit weird in very high end establishments where the staff are overly deferential. > Foreigners often complain of the awful service they get here In addition to your point, I think this also has something to do with people from Nordic countries being a less likely to smile at strangers than people from smiling cultures.