You’re right, I have eaten a lot of broccoli, and I know I don’t like it. I liked what a certain president said, “I’m president of the United States, and I’m not eating any more broccoli.”
Self-checkout is a slight improvement over having a cashier who makes snide comments about what you’re buying and/or why. One cashier said to me, “Gotta satisfy the sweet tooth, huh?” I said, “No, it’s for my grandmother.”
It’s what Paul Harvey called the “dumbing down of America”. People don’t care how they slaughter the language. The merchants in their ads are among the worst.
Me too. Much easier, and the leaves just disappear. Fertilizes the lawn too.