Observation: hour 2

During the afternoon on Wednesday, I decided to sit in the quad again to observe the smokers. I wanted to see how different it would be now since classes are over for most students. As expected there weren’t as many students there. However, it was very interesting to see that most of the students there were sitting down around the flag pole and doing school work. On one side, there was one female and one male. They both occasionally conversed with each other while they were working and smoking. Other than them, there was one other female who was leaning against the flag pole doing her work as well. She also held a cigarette in her hand. These people remained there throughout my one hour of observation.

Two other males came for smoking. They both stood there for a while. They were talking to each other the entire time they were there. After they left, another male came and sat leaning against the flag pole on the other side of the female that sat there. He also took out a notebook and a cigarette. I had never thought of the flag pole being a place for studying. I always just saw people going there for a smoke break. Upon seeing this, I have realized that the smokers have formed a community of their own. Also, most of them prefer to be social.