People watching has to be one of my favorite things to do.  Even when I’m just with my friends sitting around in a public area, I always ask “What do you think that person is thinking about?” or “What kind of family do you think that person has?”.  We kind of make a game out of it. This time, I watched people by myself for 15 minutes, trying to decipher their actions and figuring out what was going through their heads.

My area of observation was trabant. There are so many different kinds of people in trabant. As I walk up to the cashier, I realize the line is way longer than usual. I look at the time and realize it’s the prime time for a lunch break. As I wait on this line, I see most of the students are holding food containers with the Chick-fil-a logo on the top. Some of the students on line have a group of friends with them, which I always found confusing, because how many of your friends have the exact same break time in between classes as you? As I look around some more, I realize a lot of people with their airpods in and phone screens on. Are they  listening to music or are they just pretending so no one approaches them? I am Guilty of this sometimes. When I’m having a bad day or I don’t want to be bothered or I just don’t want to talk, I put my earphones in and I go on my phone.  

As I get  closer to the cashier, I hear the conversations between the cashier and the students. Some students make conversation with the cashier and say nice things to brighten  up their day. Others don’t even say thank you. Watching these people gave me insight into how people may see me. I try my hardest to always be nice to people, because I want other people to have good days. It made me realize that  I have to be a lot nicer to the people around me.