Ethnography

Ethnography

September 14, 2015

Slow Day

As I was walking up to the building at my field site location it seemed like there was a lot less cars parked out in the parking lot. It felt like it was 100 degrees outside but as soon as I walked into the building a rush of cold air hit me and it felt so refreshing. Just like in last week’s observation I’m guessing the cooler temperature allows for a more comfortable and productive environment. There’s not that many people eating meals here like there was last week. The time difference from when I came last week really made a difference on how many customers are present. There’s still a few people studying with their lap tops laid out in front of them. For the most part it seems like of the majority of the population are college kids which very in all races. There seems to be more females here and I look around there’s only one male out of all the people who have their computers out. There’s music playing in the background and it sounds like the R & B genre but I’m guessing the people who look like their studying don’t like that genre because most of them have headphones on.

When it comes to the environment of my field site, the fragrance in the air smells like a mix between coffee and cinnamon rolls. A couple sat right next to me and it looks as of their sharing a cup of coffee together. They both seem to be paying attention more to their phones than they are to each other. The only time they seem to communicate is when they want to share with the other person it is that they are looking at on their phones. On the other side of the building a Hispanic couple walked in and got a couple drinks. They don’t seem to be paying any attention to their phones but they also aren’t even communication to each other either. It’s like they are awkwardly eating a meal together. As a result my location didn’t have as much action as it did last week and it wasn’t as populated either. As I was leaving I noticed the parking lot had more cars than when I had showed up so I’m guessing the company gets most of their customers later in the day.

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