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> If you haven't lived in the UK you might not be familiar with the phenomenon of a checkout person being surly. Why the UK? Have you ever been to the Czech Re
by jhgb 5y ago
> If you haven't lived in the UK you might not be familiar with the phenomenon of a checkout person being surly.
Why the UK? Have you ever been to the Czech Republic? Or Russia, from what I've heard?
- smsm42 5y agoI've been to Prague (granted, very touristy city) and the service was great. Never had any trouble. In Russia, it depends. They have very literal understanding of capitalism now, so in the expensive stored, the service would be great, in cheap ones it'll be... not great. Also, Russian model of communication is much more direct than American, so something that would be unbelievably rude in the US may be OK in Russia - sometimes it's not a bad service, it's a different culture. Just as similarly sounding word can mean different things in different languages.