Eaves dropping

Eaves dropping

Hollister at the Trumbull Mall

Girl 1- How does this look?

Girl 2- I love that color. It looks really cute

Girl 1- (see’s girl across the room) what the f-ck does she think she’s wearing? She looks like an f-ing elf.

Girl 2- (laughs) yea Santa’s helper on crack

Girl 1- Yup that sh-t cray!

Girl 1’s house

Girl 1’s mom- Hurry up and get in the car, we’re going to be late for the doctors!

Girl 1- Coming mom let me finish getting on my shoes.

Girl 1’s mom- I swear, if you don’t get down here in the next ten seconds.

Girl 1- Alright, alright I’m here.

Girl 1’s mom- Good and don’t make me have to wait for you again.

After a lot of observation I noticed that there is a big connection between a physical place and a cultural space it creates. In general, it seems that clothing stores like Hollister and Aeropostale and game stores like game stop attract and cater to teenage crowd. On the other hand, places like peoples bank, stop and shop and Macy’s attract a crowd of people in their mid twenties and older and at home adults rule to the roost. Due to the differences in the age groups each place attracts, each has its own atmosphere. For example, in the teenage atmosphere it creates a feeling of freedom, invincibility and power. This is evidenced by the two girls’ blatant disregard for the other girl’s feelings and the fact that they find humor in tearing her down. On the other hand, when in an adult controlled environment, everything completely flips. Now girl one is mild and subservient as opposed to at the mall. It just goes to show that the dynamics can change quickly depending on the place at hand and how big the connection is between a cultural space and physical place.