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The real character shows when the third register opens
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Forget the Big Five and all the personality tests in the world, yes, even the ones in the BRAVO (even if they’re almost unbeatable)… You’ll never learn as much about a person as the moment another till opens.
by Marie Stadler
The Big Five test may be good, the Kassen test is better. Because when another checkout opens at REWE, EDEKA, ALDI, LIDL and Co., it immediately shows which of the following five personalities are in front of and behind you (and to which one you belong).
Type 1: The pensioner in a hurry
They’re definitely not in a hurry, but time is still not a commodity they’re willing to share with the public. As far as it is somehow possible from a health point of view, the pensioners in a hurry push, jostle and mob themselves to the front line, no matter what the cost. Crying children, working professionals on their lunch break… they would never let anyone in voluntarily. Who else could you annoy with a little chat with the cashier and a five-minute search for two cents when nobody is behind you?
Distinguishing features in the wild: gray hair, tense jaw, trembling lower lip, angry citizen look
Type 2: The strategist
Strategists don’t just line up at checkout 2, no no. They stand in the middle between the 2 and the 3, groan skillfully in the direction of the cash register and then storm off at the same moment that the crackling of the loudspeakers announces an upcoming announcement. What about the others? The strategist doesn’t care.
Natural Enemy: The Superintendent
Type 3: The bad luck raven
Oh, if only he were a strategist, the bad luck raven… but unfortunately fate is a lousy traitor. In the end, unlucky people always end up where the cash register fails, a price is sought or the trainee sits on the first day of work. Even if they are the first at the checkout line. One recognizes unlucky people by their tormented eyes, by the hopelessness that oozes from every pore. After all, they already know the procedure. And that’s why they feel the unhappiness even when it’s not there. Oh yeah, life is hard…
Motto: If life gives you lemons, cry around and overlook the tequila for sheer tears.
Type 4: The Mother Teresa Buyer
As soon as a new checkout opens, Mother Teresa shoppers get nervous. They immediately check the situation and would like to call in the supermarket’s works council to carry out a social analysis. Is the single mother with the screaming twins worse off than the old lady who can hardly stand on her feet? Will the chilled teen notice that the nice man behind him is obviously in a hurry and has to get back to work? Questions upon questions that Mother Teresa buyers will have plenty of time to answer. Because while they are still thinking, seven pensioners in a hurry and five strategists have long squeezed in front of everyone who needed it more (including all of Mother Teresa). Too bad.
What we always wanted to tell you: THANK YOU! Nice to have you!
Type 5: The supervisor (also female)
Easily confused with the Mother Teresa buyers, just not quite as altruistic. Chiefs and chiefs’ wives love justice. They would prefer to evaluate the surveillance cameras first, so as not to cheat anyone. They are meticulous about not cheating anyone and give way to anyone who was there before. But mercy on the hasty pensioner and the strategist! Anyone who pushes gets a proper enema from the head warden. That’s right!
Typical superintendent occupations: teachers, police officers, judges