Un ga warui
The ATM I use is a booth with an automatic
glass door. The door has a design with the bank logo painted on it for privacy/
security. Today I needed the ATM for multiple tasks, but I was ready to step
out and get into the end of the line if one formed. I’m always annoyed when
someone hogs the ATM, so, I’m careful not to do it myself.Every time I made a transaction, I turned
around to check if someone was waiting for me to finish. Every time, I saw no
one, so I kept going and did everything I wanted to do, very pleased with my
good luck.
When I stepped out, there was a woman
giving me the stink-eye. I apologized, and wondered how I hadn’t seen her. Then
I realized she was slightly shorter than me and the perfect height to be
completely obscured from my view by the stripe painted on the glass door. I
pondered the potential effect of suggesting to the woman to switch banks to one
whose window design would make her more conspicuous to ATM users and decided
against it.
1 comment:
Snort. I can just see you going through this in your mind before deciding not to say anything.
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