1. Five girls sitting together, eating breakfast, They are most likely friends, grabbing
looking at their phones, and making small food before they go to class. Might be
conversation. tired, because there isn't much talking.
2. Large group of people waiting outside the door, Doesn't seem that any of them are friends.
because the line is so long. No one is saying Mainly just waiting in line to get food and
much to each other. Mostly looking at their using their phones to pass the time.
phones.
3. A guy student, sitting at a table with an older The student could be talking to one of
man. They appear to be having a deep his professors about something he is
conversation. struggling in class with.
4. Workers are yelling orders. Constantly The workers are overwhelmed by the long
making new orders and cashing people line and trying not to get behind on the
out. orders.
5. Guy standing by the drink counter, checking He is in a hurry and needs to get to class.
his phone and foot taping.
6. Guy standing in line, holding motorcycle helmet He is a commuter student, just got to
and has headphone in. campus, and is getting some breakfast.
7. Girl and guy eating breakfast together. They are The two are boyfriend and girlfriend.
conversing, smiling, and laughing a lot.
8. Guy sitting at a table by himself. He has his He is trying to focus so he is sitting
notebook out and is reading over his notes. alone. He is studying for an upcoming
Saying things out loud to himself every once test, by reciting his notes.
in awhile.
9. Girl sitting far away from everyone in the cafe, She has a presentation today, so she is
she is looking at her laptop and is very dressed nicely, looking over her slides.
dressed up.
10. Guy wearing all camo, eating breakfast by He is apart of ROTC.
himself.
11. Two workers standing outside Einstein's The two women are taking a break from
having a causal conversation with one and work and having a good laugh to release
other. The women are laughing and patting stress.
each other on the back.
Reflection:
This assignment was pretty interesting. I went to Einstein's with Annie and we both sat at the counter closest to the entrance. When we first got there I wasn't sure where to start or who to observe. The first people I observed were five girls that were sitting all together, eating bagels and drinking coffee. The five of them were hardly talking. They all sat on their phones barely making conversation to one and other. It made me wonder what the point of them going to breakfast together was if they weren't even talking to each other? I also realized that this is something me and my friends do all the time too. When you see it happening from an outside perspective it just seems silly that you go out with people and then sit in silence on your phones. This is something I definitely want to work on in the future.
Another thing this assignment made me realize is how quick people, including myself judge people and make assumptions. I try to keep as much as an open-mind about people before I get to know them but it is a pretty hard task to do. People watching also made me realize, is how different everyone acts in the same surroundings. In Einstein’s the atmosphere was pretty loud, but there were people studying, working on projects, and just hanging out. Personally, I find it hard to work in an environment that has that many distractions and high noise level.
What also surprised me was how different Annie and I’s observations were. We both sat right next to each other and saw many things one and other did not also see. It just goes to show how different people’s perspectives and insights are.
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