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

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