People

LOL ooooooh I've never been a 'people watcher', don't normally care what everyone else is doing. But now I live in a tourist town and buddy I've seen EVERYTHING. So now... I still wouldn't call myself a 'watcher' but I certainly pay more attention. Like today for example, it's what, 1:00? I've seen a snot nosed little b*tch about 15-16 walk around with her parents in tow proclaiming what was nice and what was not and where they would be going next and where she will eat tonight etc.. The ADULTS just followed on her heels nodding their heads like servants. Then I watched a child stand in my doorway and dump his ice cream to the ground. He picked it up with the sleeve of his shirt pulled down over his hand, plopped it back on his cone and licked his sleeve. His father (who stood watching him do this) then tells the child to come into my shop, picks up a $30 wooden box and hands it to him...... *angry eyes* A man kissed my hand and told me how God has blessed me with so much talent, then 10 minutes later a woman walks in and says, "That's not art. Even I could do that." to the same piece he was complimenting me on. (Note, she didn't notice there was an image inside. Just thought it was a black and white pic of dead trees -Who's the idiot?) Two ladies have been in here for the past 15 minutes talking about their "friend" outside who's possibly cheating on her husband and can't hold her booze. And between giggles start making fun of people who gage their ears (Can't wait till they notice mine) And I can hear a man out back who's dressed like a true Texan, belting away that song Chad likes about cornbread & chicken while some 3 year old is blowing into one of those toy whistles as hard as his little lungs will allow! (argh! hate those stupid things!)

It's fun to see people out of their element. Everyone sorta lets their guard down on vacation. One of those, "I'll never see these people again" kinda things. (I remember my mother stating that exact line when I was a child.) They dress a little differently and get excited faster over things they would over look in their every day lives... But they also get a bit edgy. Like at the flip of a switch they can snap. (like my split personality on here, huh mom? :oP) I assume it's due to close quarter sleeping arrangements, miss communication, getting lost, food they're not used too... etc. It's just fun to be around. Like a whole different world. And it's great because you can almost immediately pick out the locals. At least we can now. And apparently we've transformed cuz anymore when we go out, they tells us we'll get the local discount before we even mention we live here.