How is it perceived if people don't speak when social protocol suggests that they should?
Eg waiting in a queue, the person in front of me (at the front of the queue) was called by the cashier, she didn't notice, the cashier tried about 5 times to get her attention then moved onto me. So ideally I should give the lady a tap and say something to her, but that's not going to happen, so I just approach the cashier to pay, leaving the lady to go to the next available cashier. Lady then realises after a minute and comes to me angry I didn't let her know.
Eg 2, where I live people usuall verbally greet the bus driver when getting on the bus, and thank him when getting off. I never, however will usually nod to the driver - while no one has ever said anything, I do often wonder whether I'm perceived as being rude/entitled/etc.
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12 Jan 2016, 8:02 pm
