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Greeters are a thing. They often serve a purpose of discouraging shoplifting
Did you ever go to Walmart in your time in the US?
They’re well known for having greeters too. They also have become receipt spot-checkers at times
Sometimes, if you don’t notice any crazy people, it’s because you’re the crazy people ;)
Maybe it is! I don’t know if it’s like that in every store, but in Japan that’s a real thing, employees are required to smile at customers or they risk getting fired. It’s not exactly a law, but there are companies that actually have that written in their code of conduct.
Asian from India, right?
I remember that, I think it was in a convo about funerals in India with CoinReporter.
allegedly they have it in the south eastern US as well.
"Southern Hospitality" is the term for a kind of saccharine or superficial politeness to your face, sometimes coupled with frankness when gossiping in your absence
I don't know. I guess?
There was also always someone in HEB at the entrance, just smiling at me and asking me how I was doing. At least I couldn't tell what else their purpose was.