Here is some interesting social experiment I did today. It was late around in the afternoon and tons of people were waiting for the bus at the bus station because its rush hour, people getting home from work. So anyways, there were around 200+ people just waiting for this ONE bus route.
Here is another thing: the more people there is, the less likely something would do anything. Its empirical proven.
Interestingly there was a line formed, in an L shape. The people who are standing on the top of the L shape get to go on the bus first. So imagine 200 people just milling about, waiting for the bus. I was all the way back in line and there is no freaking way I can get the bus on time and would have to wait at least half an hour to one hour.
So I thought of doing something. Instead of waiting in line like the rest of the other people, I tested to see how this social experiment goes. I walk up to the three person in front of the line, a black guy.
I chat with him up a little bit as I wait for the bus to come. Then I chat to this asian girl in front of him. So here I am, in front of the 200+ people line up and no body says a word … yet.
The bus arrived.
Then the black guy (nice fellow, not those “gangtsa”) says: “Hey, just because you chatted to me doesn’t mean you can cut in the line, you have to let all those people come in ….”
I ignored him, he gets on the bus. Then a fat girl I was in front of starts telling me to get back in line! So she is on the steps on the bus, I’m behind her.
Ken: Get on
Fat girl: you have to get back on line
Ken: Get on.
FG: Yeah, but you have to get on line, you cant —
Ken: Get on! (not screaming here, just projecting my voice like what a princple would do if a kid came in his office and was in trouble)
FG: Oh yeah? You can’t just fucking —-
Ken: GET ON.
FG: Hey, don’t touch me!
Ken: (I was leaning on her, because she was blocking the enterance to the bus, I lean back)
FG: Do you want me to make a scene?
Ken: (soft voice) Get on ….
She gets on. Then around another 6 people get on the bus before its full, leaving the 190+ people behind. I’m standing next to the fat girl and I say: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude.” She says nothing.
I did this because I wasn’t rude or needed to get home quick (althought its good because I’m not soaking wet, bah) but I wanted to see how its like being in social pressure and how to handle it. How do people react. What best to handle this?
Would I do this again? Yes I would. I approached it all wrong. Instead of chatting up with the black guy, I should’ve just gamed the asian girl (therefore making her seem like my girlfriend), ignoring him and then I would’ve got on the bus without a problem.
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