An interesting social observation.
I have noted on numerous occasions that in NZ there appears to be a major difficulty with closing doors, and I think is a marker for the societal level of selfishness.
The observation has been made on numerous occasions at the chip shop. This is the case even on a Friday evening in winter, when the place is at its most busy. Despite the global recession, the place is still popular on a Friday. Kiwis will leave the shop and not shut the door, and so leave the rest of the customers to freeze. They walk around oblivious to the world, so much so, that when they walk in and leave the door open, and someone else closes it behind them, they still leave it open on the way out.
Recent evidence from last Friday was 70% left the door open.
