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by thaumasiotes 684 days ago
> Might that situation (very long wait for service, seemingly-idle employees) be partly explained (or at least rationalized) as a sort of social ritual, to make the establishment seem high-class, or the patrons wealthy leisure-seekers?

Well, it's a kiosk with no seating inside an airport. Presumably, there are no regulars either.