I feel like I'm the only person on the planet who likes the self checkout. Maybe (definitely) I'm just antisocial, but less mandatory human interaction is always better in my book.
Trust me, brother, you are so not alone, it ain't even funny. Especially here in America, where companies (esp. Walmart) seem to want their cashiers to be as
nosy "friendly" as possible. Never am I
less relaxed than when I know someone is being artificially happy and/or curious around me. It freaks me the fuck out when they try to be my friend. Like, dude, I just fucking met you, I only know your name because its clipped on to your shirt,
stop acting like we're best buds.
I immediately tense up if I know I'm buying something at a store without self checkouts.