Today we were in the parking lot of Walmart, and Jeff commented on a difference that he noticed between California and Virginia. In California, people don't walk extra steps to take their shopping cart back to the proper place. We parked two spaces away from a cart return, yet there were several carts pushed to the front of the space where we parked, and Jeff had to park carefully so that he didn't bump them. It literally would have taken the people 30 seconds or less to walk a few steps to return their cart, but they didn't do it.
In Virginia, not only do people make sure they put their own cart back when they're done with it, they also usually grab one to take into the store with them when they go. They may walk halfway across the parking lot to get an empty cart to take into the store even though they could simply walk into the store and get one at the door. And in Virginia, we have never seen a parking lot so littered with abandoned carts as we did here today.
~ Time for a disclaimer: this is in no way a condemnation of California; obviously, from my last post, I love California dearly. And of course, this is a gross generalization of Virginians and Californians with numerous exceptions to the rule. But it is a snapshot of a cultural difference between the two states. :)
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