Things strangers say to you that make you uncomfortable

In the States it’s exhausting. If you’re checking out the attendant will look at your credit card and call you by your first name. In fact, you have to request that companies -phone, bank, etc. Call you by your last. They all are required to spend obnoxious amounts of time asking how you are. It’s too much. It used to really feel violating. I remember deciding I would try to stay calm and request to deal with the issue at hand. In general 99% of customer service there is really invasive. 

That's interesting. In the UK cashiers won't use your name, because really they just want you to get out

I did work in a call centre for a while and when we called customers by their first name. I only ever had one customer get angry with me for it.

That's interesting. In the UK cashiers won't use your name, because really they just want you to get out

I did work in a call centre for a while and when we called customers by their first name. I only ever had one customer get angry with me for it.

That would probably have been me.  my response would probably have been "Do I know you?  No, well you will refer to me as Mr X.  Only friends call me by my first name."  TBH I tend to be the guy who flips, I dont like talking to random strangers on phones.  I get overly angry very quickly and then hit snap point and it ensues from there.

In real life situations like supermarkets I have no problem keeping a low profile or being sociable if I want to.  I used to work in one so I guess it comes easily due to that expeience.