Nonverbal Communication Observation

The settings for all three of these observations were the same; they took place at Dos Gringos. I found myself at this location, because I was invited by an old high school friend. This was my first official bar attending experience since I have turned twenty-one. The plan was after work to meet up with my friend who was going to already be there with a group of her friends. I know generally a bar is not a conventional setting to write about in a scholarly paper. However, while there I witnessed a lot of verbal and nonverbal communication.
Monica
After arriving at the location I messaged my friend and she came outside to greet me. Having not seen each other for a number of months, it was nice to see her face light up when we came into sight of each other. We exchanged hugs and after a brief conversation, went inside together. Looking around, it became evident that there were numerous bouncers spread out throughout the bar. We made our way through the bar and eventually arrived at …show more content…
Leron would frequently attempt to shake my hand, in the middle of a conversation. He would occasionally get up and stumble over to Mike and Monica and lean on them while attempting to give a drunken hug. There were even a few times that he walked over to other tables and began conversations with the people sitting there. I found it amusing watching the faces of the people as this tipsy figure approached them and talked to them about random things that they could care less about. Whenever he came back and tried to talk to me, I found little interest in the things he said but at least he was entertaining to watch.
Conclusion
The atmosphere of a bar was an interesting setting for these observations, because there was no shortage of verbal and nonverbal communication taking