tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264659303351446918.post2263816555442676651..comments2023-09-16T05:18:59.576-07:00Comments on Becoming Bavarian: The Divider Dilemma - how come there's not even a name for these things?Know Howe for Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11881318014196160231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264659303351446918.post-38538841293174021752014-04-20T14:56:29.857-07:002014-04-20T14:56:29.857-07:00When I moved to Seattle, I found that people expec...When I moved to Seattle, I found that people expected you to lay it down after your stuff, the opposite of what we do in Philadelphia. Being that Seattle is also very passive-aggressive, there's usually deeply heavy sighs accompanying someone doing it themselves. Middlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352904363510093775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264659303351446918.post-73123228044039948812014-02-19T14:01:05.922-08:002014-02-19T14:01:05.922-08:00I don't think it's always an inconsiderate...I don't think it's always an inconsiderate thing but more of a who's in the mood (on the ball) and who has more initiative given that queues can be frustrating. On a good day in a long queue, I've been known to grab three dividers from the front and divide them between groceries (and advise bottles to be placed flat). On other days, 'I've tested the water' to see if the person in front of me is as rude as they appear. Just to add, I've had the same problem in England so I don't think it's a cultural difference. Benny_vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711691205610073148noreply@blogger.com