Ethnography

Ethnography

October 19, 2015

McDaffy's Family Day?

I decided to visit a typical McDaffy's today, to hopefully catch some cultural diversities and cultural actions and differences at play.  As I walked in, there was an older gentleman that held open the door for me.  I said thank you, of course.  He didn't reply.  From the looks of it, there seems to be some students here either from high school or college dining with their fellow friends or colleagues.

There is a family consisting of two children and their mother.  The kids look real young, about 8-12 years old.  They look really humbled; they're not running around or being destructive.  They speak to their mom with such kindness and seem to show enough respect.

On the corner of the room, there's a kid wearing his football pants with thigh and knee pads intact.  His dad or older brother is with him, ordering his food for him.  The football kid looks psyched for some reason.  After some idle time of me going through my emails, they have already received their food.  Then I hear the football kid say, "It's good to see you bro.  It's been too long."  His brother then lets out a laugh and says, "Well I've been too busy coaching in Colorado, lil' bro. Good to see you too."  Just with those little remarks, it made me smile.

The college/high school students are now starting to get loud and obnoxious.  The manager told them to keep it down.  Of course, they didn't listen.  They are making fun of the manager and being annoying.

The humble and respectful family have now left McDaffy's and gone their merry way.  By now, more people from NMSU have walked in.  There's about 8 of them.  I know they're Aggies because they are wearing their maroon shirts with the infamous Pistol Pete.  They seem to be coupled up.  Guy/girl 1 ordering first, then group 2, group 3, and finally last group of NMSU students that is paired up with their significant other.  On the last guy, I did manage to read off some Greek letters.  Safe to say they are in a fraternity.

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