Analysis on Bus Behavior

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An eminent value of social behavior is giving personal space among fellow peers. As soon as I walked over to the next bus stop for a transfer, “an older Caucasian woman comes and lights a cigarette, and I slyly move away. Not only did I move away, but several other people around her at least took a step back.” This clearly showed me that many people desire personal space; not everyone is fond of smoking, especially in front of children. Many people will react differently to situations like these, either by distancing themselves, and/or confronting the rebel to smoke elsewhere. In my situation, people took a step back, and covered their children’s nose for security. Although no one directly confronted her to smoke elsewhere, their body language reflects how they felt. Another instance that happened during my trip was when I encountered a homeless man on bus 131. “There was a homeless man sitting in mid-back section of the bus, quietly asking people for change. I could tell that people around him felt really uncomfortable due their body language; their backs were facing him, and many would try and not look over his direction.” I have concluded that people’s natural instinct is to avoid awkward situations like these. By avoiding eye contact, and quickly turning away from a homeless person, these are signs of feeling uncomfortable. Whenever the man asked for spare change, almost every family that encountered the homeless man denied him in a friendly manner. Regardless of the situation, this made me conclude that being polite is the initial instinct that people try to be in order to not offend anyone. Another factor that I observed was the different noise levels within each section of the bus. According to my observations, I found it interesting that the front of the bus was the most quiet, the mid section was moderately quiet, and the back of the bus was loud. There

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