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The Checkout line at the grocery store is an excellent example of a situation which reflects both the nagative and positive attitudes or etiquette which are portrayed in different manners by different groups in society. Any bystander can vividly observe the diff ....

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.... single males, single females, senior citizens, and teenagers. I would have to say that most of the disagreements in the checkout line, whether verbal or nonverbal, occurred between teenagers and the rest of the categories. Many of the teenagers, it seemed, had a supposedly incomprehensive or, more likely, confused attitude about whose turn it was to go through the checkout line when a new line opened. Consequently, when the line opened, the teenager, who previously had at least three people before him in line, would immediately leap over to the new line ahead of all other shoppers. This obnoxious move by the teenager left many with a hesita ....