Entitlement So Obvious It’s Openly Admitted

I am buying snacks at a supermarket grocery store late one night after work, in a part of town infamous for its entitled and out-of-touch attitude. I am next in line at the only open manned register and there is another line at the self-checkouts. A young adult woman and her friend with a few things in hand get in front of me and look up at me with puppy-dog eyes.

Keep in mind there are several people also waiting behind me.

Customer: “We only have a few things. We can cut in front of you, right?”

Me: “Umm… why?”

Customer: “We didn’t, like, expect to have to wait.”

Me: “Oh. Then, no.”

I walked around her to place my two items on the belt. Her expression told me she was not used to hearing that one. They got in line.