Essay On Breaking The Norm

Breaking the Norm Project For my breaking the norm project I did a quite simple, yet effective action that definitely broke the norm of a regular society. Before I carried out my experiment I made some predictions as to the potential outcomes of what I was going to perform. I went a full day greeting at least two complete strangers in each place I went to in a single day. I went to a grocery store and Dick’s Sporting Goods. I got some mixed reactions that depended on age for the most part. First, I went to a grocery store and tried my experiment there. I first greeted a girl that I assume was around my age based on her appearance. Surprisingly, she was actually very sweet and she replied with the most sincerity I have seen a complete stranger greet me with. I did not expect her to be so cordial
I came across a man, who was probably in his thirties, and his son: he was probably no older than six. I said “Hello sir how are you?” and he replied, “Good! Hope you are!” As I walked away I could hear his son asking, “Daddy, who is that?” and his reply was, “Just a nice man.” I’m not sure why but that made me feel pretty good inside. It made me realize that there are people who still enjoy being treated nice by complete strangers. My experiment was going really well, but of course not everything can be perfect. The next person I saw was a man that was probably in his mid-twenties in the golf section looking at clubs. I started by saying, “Hi, how are you doing” and he replied, “Do you work here?” I then said, “No sir, I don’t.” I was kind of speechless with his next response: “Then why are you talking to me?” he says. I apologized for bothering him and walked away. I enjoyed this experiment but I’m a little disappointed that it ended the way it did. In conclusion however, I learned a lot out of the research I did and I’m happy with the results: for the most