Every once in a while, i find myself sitting alone; in my car, waiting for someone/something; like when I go to pick up my son from school but the bell has not gone yet or when I am sitting in front of my bake shop when I don’t have too much to do. In the aloneness, sometimes I begin to watch people as they pass by. With everyone who passes, i get to think a thing or two about them. I sometimes wonder who they are, who they left at home. Who they are responsible for and what inner demons or angels they face every day. Sometimes I assume situations for them.
On one of such days, I started to wonder if this was unusual and I remembered that everything is on the internet and so I searched.
Below is an excerpt from what I found:
People-watching or crowd watching is the act of observing people and their interactions as a subconscious doing. It involves picking up on idiosyncrasies to try to interpret or guess at another person’s story, interactions, and relationships with the limited details they have. This includes speech in action, relationship interactions, body language, expressions, clothing and activities. Eavesdropping may accompany the activity, though is not required.
Wikipedia
For some people, it is considered a hobby, but for many others, it is a subconscious activity they partake in every day without even realizing it. People-watching is not to be confused with naturalistic observation. Naturalistic observation is used for scientific purposes, whereas people-watching is a casual activity, used for relaxation or inspiration for characters or characters’ mannerisms in their own creative works. It should also not be confused with street photography; while the street photographer necessarily does people-watching, they do so for the purpose of taking photographs of the people for art and documentary purposes
I am glad to know it isn’t unusual. I think I like it because it keeps my mind busy, especially when I don’t want to occupy myself with my phone.
I get to observe people and how they react in different situations and I learn a thing or two from their actions and reactions.
This is very informative. I like to observe and watch people too.
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Thanks ma’am. I am glad to hear this
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