Signs that you live in a small town, #1

I picked up a litre of milk and some cookies at the local corner grocery store and took them to the cash register, where I exchanged the usual pleasantries with the owner as she rang up my purchase (3.25 Euros). I reached for my wallet and discovered that I'd left it at home.

Now, a cashier in a big-city store would have called over a manager and cancelled the sale (muttering imprecations all the while). The shop owner handed me 6.75 Euros and said, "There. You owe us a tenner."