In a hospital emergency room or a retailer’s dressing room, you are at least separated from the rest of humanity by a curtain.
A thin, gauzy curtain, but a curtain nonetheless.
In the post office or at the bank, you must wait a courteous distance from the clerk or teller, so the personal needs of the customer before you are not aired publicly.
“Line begins here.” “Please wait here for the next availa…
