As is often the case, listening to my morning radio show (armstrongandgettyradio.com) has given me a topic to opine upon.
One of the hosts is a recent dad and given the unusually wet weather we’ve been having in Northern California he has been taking his son to the local mall to burn off a little energy in the play area. As with most play areas there is a sign with a few rules. You cannot have food or drink in the play area, you have to remove your shoes (to prevent messing up the carpet) and your child has to be under a certain height to play.
Over the past few weeks he has noticed people breaking the rules and has been intrigued by trying to figure out what they have in common (besides being minor jerks). There does not seem to be any obvious answer, they seem to be as diverse as the rest of the people in the mall and yet they simply don’t want to follow what are some fairly simple and reasonable rules.
Which brings me to the question (or questions) of the day.
Have the rest of you noticed this pattern and if so what do you think the commonality is (if any) ?
For my own part I have been in these areas with my niece and nephew and I don’t notice any specific pattern to the people either, but there does seem to be some sort of common aura they give off, like they just don’t care.