So first off we have a table with two older gals in their late 40's I would guess. Both are in casual dress and having lunch. Their conversation seems to be quiet, though they are still both very animated in their gestures. That leads me to believe they are close friends. Also they are sitting close together and keep a relaxed posture for the duration of their meal. As expected they split the tab when it was time to pay the bill. Another point, which was kind of expected, was that they never brought their phones out.
There is a table with an older man probably in his 50's, an older woman in her late 40's, and a gal in her 20's. They are all having lunch and dressed casually. Their conversation is fairly quiet as well. I am fairly certain this a family. The older woman and the younger gal look very similar. If I had to take a guess I would assume this is just a family having lunch with their college daughter. The mom picks up the tab at the end of their meal. An interesting point is that no one at this table brought out their phones either.
A table across the patio from me is sitting a man and woman, late 40's or early 50's maybe. Both are relaxed and sitting close together. They are having lunch. Their conversation is very quiet as well. I don't think I would be far off by saying that they are probably a married couple. Evidence for this is that there are very long stretches of silence between the two of them while they are enjoying the weather. During these periods of quiet neither brings out their phone. This leads me to believe they are very comfortable together and don't need outside entertainment.
This next group is four older gals in their 40's. All are wearing similar outfits. Pink tops and black bottoms. That makes me believe they are part of a group or club. Based off of the pink tops something to do with breast cancer I assume. They are all having beers and their conversation is very animated. Lots of bouts of laughter and lots of hand gestures. They seem like a pretty fun bunch. Also not a single one of them pulls out a phone while they enjoy their lunches and conversations. They split the tab as expected.
There is a table with just a single guy in his 20's dressed casual and doing homework it seems. He has the right idea as he is having a beer as well. He pulls out a phone after he gets his second beer and makes a very long phone call. While he is on the phone he becomes much more animated. Also his posture becomes very relaxed, he slouches back in his chair. I can assume he is on the phone with a close buddy. Once he does get off the phone he puts it away and it doesn't make another appearance.
A group of two guys and a gal come take a table near me. They are in their 20's all casually dress and carrying notebooks and some paper work. Safe to say they are probably college students, maybe a study group. Evidence they are only a study group and not close friends is that they take seats on opposite sides of the table and immediately start discussing class work it appears. Even though they are relaxed I am sure they are nothing more that a study group. I do catch occasional glimpses of phones, but it is more to check the time it seems.
Alright folks it is time I start to wrap this up for the day! Let me hit a few highlights real quick for you!
- Older crowd today, mostly 40's and 50's.
- Mostly eating lunch, very few drinks containing alcohol.
- Besides the one guy talking on his phone, phones made very few appearances
- Very subdued day, everyone was just enjoying the weather and not being very loud.
Well, sadly that is all I have for you folks this week. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Join me again next week for more exciting observations!
your friend,
-Al
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