The norm breaking activity that I completed was going to the library and picking out a table that someone was sitting at and sitting across from them, even though there were plenty of open tables all around. I made sure to spread all of my things out, taking up most of the room that they were not using without invading their personal space or moving their items that they had sitting on the table. Going into this I figured there would be one of two outcomes. Those outcomes being the person getting up and leaving or going to another table or the person asking me what I was doing and why I was sitting there. As it turns out I did end up with one of those outcomes. I went to the library around 3:30 and there were quite a few people there, but
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There was plenty of room for all of our things without making it intrusive, but she still left after a short period of time. I think this norm is there because people are used to having their own “area” when out in public places. It is frowned upon to enter other people’s areas even though it is all technically public property and we have the right to sit where we want to. This did show that people do appreciate their space when out in public places. Growing up we were taught to respect people and their personal space and that making people feel uncomfortable is not okay. That is something that follows us from childhood into adulthood, simply because it is something that we have had drilled in our heads over and over again from an extremely young age. While I do believe that some people want to have more personal space than others, I think that we tend to overestimate how much personal space we truly get. Overall I thought this was a good norm breaking activity to show that people are more comfortable by themselves rather than with someone who could potentially become a friend just from sitting at a random table together. I think too many people are used to their comfort zones and that it’s easier to stay in them rather than step outside of
There was plenty of room for all of our things without making it intrusive, but she still left after a short period of time. I think this norm is there because people are used to having their own “area” when out in public places. It is frowned upon to enter other people’s areas even though it is all technically public property and we have the right to sit where we want to. This did show that people do appreciate their space when out in public places. Growing up we were taught to respect people and their personal space and that making people feel uncomfortable is not okay. That is something that follows us from childhood into adulthood, simply because it is something that we have had drilled in our heads over and over again from an extremely young age. While I do believe that some people want to have more personal space than others, I think that we tend to overestimate how much personal space we truly get. Overall I thought this was a good norm breaking activity to show that people are more comfortable by themselves rather than with someone who could potentially become a friend just from sitting at a random table together. I think too many people are used to their comfort zones and that it’s easier to stay in them rather than step outside of