Have you ever had someone look down on you? Someone who only talks to you or stands your presence because it’s their job? I’m sure you have. You don’t have to admit it.

Have you ever considered yourself better than other people? Of course you did. It’s human nature. Did you act like it? Like a jerk, I mean. If you did, you might just be good enough to get a cashier job at any big supermarket chain here in the US.

Just to be clear, I’m not talking about all the cashiers. Most of them are just your average Joe, other are really tring to help you and make your shoping experience better while other have this syndrome I’m about to tell you about.

How do you recognize them, the ones with the “better than you” syndrome ? Well, most of them are Americans, mechanically smile at everything, seem to have interminable idle conversations with other Americans about everything and anything just to keep the line as long as possible. When you finally are the first in line, they will randomly (and by randomly for example, I mean that they will put chlorine with bread) throw everything you got in bags, give you a crosseyed look and thank you for your patience. And of course the mechanical smile. Sometimes they will “forget” to remove the antitheft devices on the merchandise you just purchases, sometimes they will change you for organic oranges when the store has run of that kind 2 weeks ago. And everything with a big f’n smile on their face. A smile and an attitude that clearly spells: “this moron cannot speak english, yet here I am being a slave for him”. Must be though, growing up thinking that you’ll be great and making it all the way to the corner supermarket to be a cashier.

I think there should be a Bud Light comercial about this Real American Heroes, kinda like these one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrWZsYYJOQ)

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