This is the line to checkout at the local Carrefour. This is pretty typical for a weeknight and it's even worse on weekends. You just don't go unless you really need something. On this particular night, we thought we really needed something (I can't even remember what it was now) but when we got to the line, we realized that we didn't "need" it so badly after all.
Notice that this is at register #54. Unlike Wal-Mart in the US, this store actually opens more than 4 registers. I didn't bother counting but I would guess that there were probably at least 30 registers open. There is no express lane or self checkout, which is probably a good thing as these people would only screw it up.
I doubt we'll ever see a self checkout lane here as this would eliminate jobs. And China is all about maximum employment. It's not uncommon to go to a store or restaurant that has more employees than customers. McDonalds even has a person whose only job is to tell you which line to get in to order. This is probably a good thing though as the Chinese people have no concept of what a line is for.
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