There is definitely no sense of customer service out here which is different to home. Waiters are functional and do their job, no need for fake politeness or bothering you excessively. In taxis too drivers are straightforward and there is no nonsense involved. They drive you there, then you pay and go. No need for the overbearing sense of customer service that I remember in the west. Small talk in taxis is so annoying.

I prefer the bluntness and just get it done attitude people have here. They do their job, I pay the bill and you say goodbye and do it again later. No complaints. It suits me anyway.