Ethnography

Ethnography

September 26, 2015

To eat, or not to eat...

It's 6:44, Saturday evening and I'm hungry. Rice and meat sounds good so I hit the mall for a quick remedy. As I walk in there is a a large family with a stroller walking in. The family includes 5 women and two men, all above 30 years of age and not older than 50. Behind them follows an older gentleman, in his late 40's with his daughter who is wearing a ssoccer jersey and full gear. As the family with the stroller walk in, the soccer dad grabs the door for them, his kid then lets me go through. An older gentleman in his 60's is behind me. A young girl, about 13and  in a red dress, is holding the second door for everyone. As I enter the mall I'm hit with an aroma of different flavors and am having second thoughts now. I sit at the first table I see and write the log up to this point. Pehaps I'll take a stroll, build an appetite and decide on what to have as I knock this entry out. Onward.
The mall seems dead for as packed as the parking lot was. There are a lot of families out tonight. A pair of older women sit and chat as people pass. There is a girl in her 20's getting a demo for a curling iron done on her by a guy her age. She's sitting in front of a mirror as he stands behind her. They're laughing and having a good time. They seem like they've hit it off or could just be old friends. There are small groups of teenagers but not many. There is a pair walking, one male, one female, about 15. They could be siblings but I'm not sure. There is a second group of teens. 3 males and two females. Between the ages of 14-16. There is a couple with a toddler. The toddler runs as the mother trails. Dad isn't too far behind. I've made it to the opposite end of the mall by the Halloween store. I think I'll check it out and see if they have those blacklights I want.

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