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> > They keep them in while ordering and paying for things in stores and supermarkets. > As a GenYer I find this rude and I'll take them out any time I interac
by Hoodedcrow 4mo ago
> > They keep them in while ordering and paying for things in stores and supermarkets.
> As a GenYer I find this rude and I'll take them out any time I interact with someone.
I don't take my headphones off while paying for things in a supermarket - because you aren't really expected to talk or listen in this scenario, and the cashier doesn't want to interact with you either. But for anything more involved, like ordering something in a coffeeshop - yeah, absolutely.
- jorisw 4mo ago> aren't really expected to talk This is an assumption that I would interpret as rude if I were the cashier
- elAhmo 4mo agoAgree, it definitely is rude. Saying hello, good afternoon, responding to a question about cash/card also involves communication, and with earbuds it is simply rude to the other person. If you don't want to talk to anyone, go to self-checkout or a vending machine, but cashiers are humans and not just robots scanning items.
- Hoodedcrow 4mo agoI see nobody saying "good afternoon" in a grocery store, that's the one place where you keep interactions to a minimum. Also, self-checkouts are not always an option because at least the ones at grocery stores here never accept cash.
- aiisjustanif 4mo agoLived in DC and this is very true, lived in London and would be thinking about it all day if I ignored a cashier. London it is polite to say please, thank you, good afternoon, and all other verbal mannerisms.
- elAhmo 3mo agoSaying thank you to the bus driver in UK felt nice. Doesn't really hurt anybody.
- suprfnk 4mo ago> you aren't really expected to talk or listen in this scenario Absolutely bizarre. The cashier is not some sort of robot.