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The trouble with common courtesy,is that it is no longer common.
How many times have you been in a situation,say a takeaway bar,or supermarket,and the staff member who is being paid to serve you politely and efficiently manages to complete the transaction while carrying on a conversation with another staff member,only sparing you enough attention to demand the amount required? Happens to me all the time in city shops, and when I ask,"Are you paid to be indifferent to me,or is it just a hobby?" the offending operator is usually stumped for an answer.Yes,I KNOW these people are working long hours,for shitty money,and don't always get fair treatment from every customer,but it's what they get paid for,and it's common manners.There's no formal requirement in my job to be polite,and when I am,it confuses some of the less-evolved members of staff.But that doesn't prevent me from saying please and thankyou,from holding the lift door for the person behind me,or from opening the door when in the company of ladies.By and large,they seem to like it.
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