So, I get in line behind this middle age woman in a store in Ashburn, which is one of the larger, more well-to-do parts of Loudon County in the metro DC area. She takes her sweet time, taking so long that the line next to us processes about three customers in the time it takes her to get her credit card and a few items scanned. That didn't really bother me that much because I'm used to people being slow because I grew up in smaller towns. What got me was the fact that she grabbed her bags and just walked off, leaving her cart in line for me to push out of the line for her.
It's little things like this. For 22 years, I lived in small towns in the Carolinas and Virginia, and never saw behavior that was this rude. It doesn't surprise me because I'm used to seeing bad behavior around here, but it makes it very easy for me to understand why people from small towns often have a condescending attitude toward those of us who live in cities and their suburbs.
It's little things like this. For 22 years, I lived in small towns in the Carolinas and Virginia, and never saw behavior that was this rude. It doesn't surprise me because I'm used to seeing bad behavior around here, but it makes it very easy for me to understand why people from small towns often have a condescending attitude toward those of us who live in cities and their suburbs.
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