When I lived in Canada (in Québec - I'm from France) it mightily pissed me off when the cashier at the bank always asked me "hi! how are you?" with a large fake smile everytime I came to deposit a cheque or something.
I understand it's just the way store keepers, cashiers, waiters and other customer-facing staff have to behave in North America, but, well, it's difficult not to see it as insincere or hypocritical when you're not used to it.
I understand it's just the way store keepers, cashiers, waiters and other customer-facing staff have to behave in North America, but, well, it's difficult not to see it as insincere or hypocritical when you're not used to it.