"Mountain town vs. Baltimore"

There are some cultural differences which I strongly dislike about this town.   I got in line at the grocery store the other day,  and not only was the elderly man writing with a check, but it appeared he was intentionally keeping everyone behind him waiting.  The real problem is the cashiers, who engage people in a way that is completely in appropriate for a cashier line/asking about the customers entire family!

I must have waited 10 minutes.  After the guy was all paid and rung up, he wouldn't move away from the debit swiper.  I told him I needed it and he said: "Why, are you in a hurry?"

I did not respond because it wasn't worth responding.  But it is completely insane to have to wait so long.  At the other cashier, the customer left to go buy something else which tied up that register.

The other thing I strongly dislike about the southwest is that  People will stand many yards away from their destination and you can't e ven tell they are in line!  When the bus (as one example) does open their door for boarding, no one even tries to get on, or the men are like "no you go first"

This feels painfully conservative.  If the man is first in line, then get on the damn bus, instead of waiting for all the females to get on.

Or, the bus will arrive and then the riders will just begin looking for their ticket or their money which is a huge time waster................................................