I am yet to meet a person who loves going to the bank. You are either there to withdraw the hard-earned cash which you would rather save for a rainy (ier) day, or, if you are going to deposit some fat cheque, the queue is likely to take the joy of the new riches away.
You would think that the experience of having to queue, sometimes for hours, is bad enough. But no; there is an annoying breed of people whom I wonder if they wake up in the morning with the single aim of annoying everybody else.
If you fall under any of the categories below, you need to quickly change your ways:
1 People who walk into a banking hall, feign surprise on seeing the queue, pretend to talk to somebody in the middle of the queue and, as if by magic, join the line at that point. Do you think everybody else who came before you had nothing better to do than queue? And please, stop taking everybody else for a fool!
2 People who walk to the enquiries desk and start begging to “ask just one quick question” without having to queue. How do you know everybody else is not there to ask a quick question?
3 Just because it is a queue does not mean you should be bumper-to-bumper with the person in front of you. Some people stand so close you can smell their garlic breath or, even worse, feel parts of their body that should only be felt by their intimate partners.
4 The teller’s job is either to take your money or give you some, period. If you need to ask about the new insurance policy the bank is offering, please queue again at the enquiries desk.
5 Banking is a very private matter. Do not stand two centimetres behind the person who is being served, so close it is possible to count their money along with them. You need to keep your distance and wait your turn. Just because you stand so close to the teller does not mean you will be served faster.
6Granted, some people have different accounts in different banks. Granted, also, different banks have different rules for depositing and withdrawing money. It would be a good idea to find out whether you need to fill in deposit/withdrawal slips instead of waiting for your turn at the teller’s. You are wasting precious time.
7 Then there is the ATM booth. Somebody withdraws some money... and then stands by the ATM to count it. One wonders what they would do if they found out the money was less — would they ask the ATM machine for the missing cash? Move away if there are people waiting behind you!
8 Unless you are pregnant, unwell, or over 60 years of age, do not book the queue then sit down to wait your turn. Everybody would love to do that but, since it is not possible, it is a good idea to suffer together.
Have a bankable day!
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