On Saturday October 5, 2015, I approach the bench at Walmart in Dumfries, Virginia. Before I sat down on the bench I saw a little girl running towards her mother asking for a Slurpee from Subway that’s located inside Walmart. I heard the little girl mother said” Wait a minute Isabell, I need to put these groceries in the car first”. I was located at the front entrance on the left side of the building. I selected this particular place because it’s a busy place to shop and get to see all activities from different strangers. When I sat down the time was 4:15 pm, and I used my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 tablet to record my observation with a pen that came with the phone when I purchased it. I was definitely ensure that people couldn’t tell I was observing because I was acting like I was playing a game on my phone tablet.
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He luckily found someone that offered him two cigarettes and told him to keep his dollar. This young man that looked like he was in his early 20’s pulled out his lighter and lit a cigarette and handed it to the older man with the dingy clothes. I had now smelled a mixture of cigarettes and subway odor coming out of Walmart. The young man and older gentleman both shook hands and went their separate ways. Meanwhile a bunch of African American teenagers and one Asian kind was laughing and cursing loudly passing by me. There was an older Spanish lady walking behind them that wasn’t pleased of the cursing she was hearing. The lady made a comment and said” Someone needs to learn more manners”. The Asian kid heard her and immediately apologize for his behavior, while the other teenagers was still extremely loud and not noticing the lady behind
He luckily found someone that offered him two cigarettes and told him to keep his dollar. This young man that looked like he was in his early 20’s pulled out his lighter and lit a cigarette and handed it to the older man with the dingy clothes. I had now smelled a mixture of cigarettes and subway odor coming out of Walmart. The young man and older gentleman both shook hands and went their separate ways. Meanwhile a bunch of African American teenagers and one Asian kind was laughing and cursing loudly passing by me. There was an older Spanish lady walking behind them that wasn’t pleased of the cursing she was hearing. The lady made a comment and said” Someone needs to learn more manners”. The Asian kid heard her and immediately apologize for his behavior, while the other teenagers was still extremely loud and not noticing the lady behind