Surveys

For speech we had to take surveys of fifteen or more people and talk personally with at least ten of them.

What did I learn from this experience?

I learned what it feels like to be in their shoes. What do I mean when I say their? The shoes of the sales people of course! Or people who stop by your house and bother you for not reason. Or those people who stand outside of popular shopping centers and bombard you with questions as you try to make your way to your car.

Many of the people I engaged thought I was one of those people - I could tell. :P I was standing outside of Target and Costco for most of the time and people constantly shooed me away so they could get to their cars. Fortunately, some people, when they heard me say "Do you have a minute? I'd like to ask you a few questions for a school project I'm doing" would considerately stop, and give me a moment of their time.

I think I'll be less ready to shun and shoo those pesky sales people from now on. ;)