Observation Of Interpersonal Interaction

For my observation a friend and I went out to eat this past weekend at a pretty small, but very nice, restaurant. The restaurant had an upstairs bar where we had the opportunity to go because it was first come first serve. We sat at a table right in front of the bar so that we could watch television as we ate. While we were eating, a fairly large group of couples came up to the bar and sat in front of us. Because there was not much space some of them sat at the bar and others sat down at these couches, which were placed in the corner with a big screen television. Right away my friend and I could tell that they were there to watch the upcoming USA versus Colombia soccer match, which was a pretty big game if you are a soccer fan. We made this …show more content…
As for kinesics, the guys who were standing had their arms crossed at times and would be nodding to the other guys who were making comments about the match. The girls were more social with their body movement by using their arms as they were talking, and even though most of them were sitting down you could tell they were moving around a lot more. The oculesics used were mostly bright eyes and smiles because it seems that they were all happy to be there and most of all, happy to see each other. There were numerous haptics throughout the night, but they were all so subtle that it was hard to catch every single one. Some that I can recall were the greetings of hugs and friendly handshakes. Of course the girls did most of the hugging while the guys had their own little handshake for one another. Some of the couples came in holding hands until they went their separate ways with their own genders. The girls did a lot of complimenting of each other’s outfits and hair, while touching them at times. The guys did a lot of shoulder bumping and patting each other on the shoulder to show a sense of appreciation for another. For proxemics, they were all standing and sitting close with one another. There were two couches that could fit two people on each; a table for two behind that and