[throwaway092834]

Really? That reaction strikes me as quite odd. Do you not chit-chat with tellers at your bank in person?

[kylec]

No, I've never chit-chatted with tellers, nor would I want to.

[throwaway092834]

You may be the odd one out then. I've spent a fair amount of time in lines at the bank and most people are quite chatty.

[kylec]

Even still, there's a difference between random chit-chat and the bank representative looking into your transaction history and making comments on it.

[Argorak]

Cultural behavior differs widely even between regions. Whats true at your bank could be entirely different 500 kilometers down the road.

[smackfu]

I do not chit-chat with my teller about items they see in my transaction history.

[throwaway092834]

Neither do I, but they almost always mention my employer -- that's what we're talking about.

[tzakrajs]

But they figure out your employer by looking at your direct deposit?