Norm Violation In Walmart

I am not that social so this was a challenging project for me. I knew what my violation would be, it would be at least a little uncomfortable. Except for driving the speed limit. That “norm violation,” I do daily and get all kinds of reactions, adds entertainment to the fun of driving. Anyways, I chose to go to a Walmart which I don’t normally go to, and stood in line backwards. My three different trips to Walmart resulted in strange behavior from the audience. During my first encounter in Walmart I approached a long line of customers. My plan was to be facing the customer behind me so I could see their initial reaction. As I walked up I slowly turned around to be backwards even though no one was yet behind me. I thought to myself instantly how strange it was to be standing in line and
Since I was facing backwards I did not have to look at what the people in front of me were thinking of my peculiar behavior. After the line began to shorten the empty calm space became full with two couples behind me. Once they realized what I was doing the must have felt uneasy from my non-conforming performance. All four of the individuals acted like they did not notice me. We all went about our business and I proceeded to checkout with an item. This first experience was the most easygoing of the three trips and undoubtedly the least embarrassing. The second outing to Walmart I went into a line backwards with my shopping cart full of groceries. Three young women came up and began to awkwardly look away. This made me feel unsettling and I quickly became deindividualized. I was obviously ashamed of my bizarre behavior, as I thought about what these peers of the opposite sex are thinking of me and my actions. Oddly enough though I was only doing something so minor that not everyone else does. My final experience I had gotten the awareness of this project down so I attempted to add to the unusual behavior. While I