It's time to stand up for banking
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impatient">impatient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="inept">inept</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excruciatingly">excruciatingly</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>: <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misguided">misguided</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="greeter">greeter</span>” <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> – <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="bagels">bagels</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="number">number</span>. <span word="Below">Below</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="print">print</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="forlornly">forlornly</span> <span word="perched">perched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="molded">molded</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="uncomfortably">uncomfortably</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="benches">benches</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="ward">ward</span>.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="unfolds">unfolds</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palpable">palpable</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="blankly">blankly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teller">teller</span> <span word="cages">cages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="served">served</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transfixed">transfixed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="texting">texting</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="always">always</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="respite">respite</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perpetuate">perpetuate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teller">teller</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="seated">seated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stool">stool</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackjack">blackjack</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p>
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