tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post1221817838110093538..comments2023-10-01T06:45:56.108-07:00Comments on Amateur: It's not about the waitDushkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249097846441509115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257882700788109358.post-31225731424681790992008-04-07T09:16:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:16:00.000-07:00It's all about power. Do you remember the agents ...It's all about power. Do you remember the agents at the cashiers' windows of government offices, banks, anyplace you have to pay a bill? The classic image is a fat woman turned around on her stool, jabbering with the people behind her in the office, ignoring you while she applies polish to her nails or complains that "the system is down", or demands you present a document that was never mentioned before, meaning that you have to return with it the following day, in order to be asked for another document. Or the cop on the corner, the security officer at the entrance to a large office tower or corporate complex, and yes, sometimes the immigration or customs officer in the arrivals building at an airport. It's all about power. They have only a little, but enough to put your life on hold for as long as it takes.<BR/>CMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com