Field
Notes
Indian Mall
Began:
7:00 P.M. 01-30-01
Ended:
7:30 P.M. 01-30-01
Music
playing softly in background
People
talking (multiple conversations)
Different
music coming from different shops
People
walking slowly (& quietly)
Shops
were mostly empty
Some
people carrying bags
Most
people are in groups or pairs
People
look into shops as they pass by
People
are walking up and down (both directions in each isle)
Some
people move from one shop to the next
Others
move past several shops before going to a shop
Some
appear to be walking without looking at the shops
Most
are dressed "comfortably" (not formally)
Some
people meet others they appear to know and begin talking
Some
people walk strait to a particular place (appearing to know where they are
going)
Others
will back up and go another direction (as if unsure of where they are going)
Those
working in shops are walking around moving clothes to their items.
They
are watching the entrances to the shops in which they are working
Some
are leaning on clothes racks
Some
have clothes that indicate they have just come from another activity (soccer
uniform)
Some
of the workers have name tags
Some
of the shoppers are talking on cell phones
There
are more women than men (appear)
Most
are not wearing bright colored clothing