I've been doing this lately on the bus because my headphones broke and I'm incapable of reading on a bus. I now find a particular pleasure in staring at people until they feel uncomfortable, but not to the point when they confront you (of course, there are some rare cases that won't be shy to asking something among the lines of "can I help you?).
I'm amazed by our 6th sense. Have you ever had the sensation that someone is staring at you? Whether that is true or not, there is a certain tendency, an etiquette of public transportation that dictates not to stare at people. Well I, Mr. Kot, have decided to break this unspoken rule and see what consequences would come from that.
The first thing that I noticed was that the moment my gaze met someone else's, they would either stare back for two seconds and then turn away; or they would turn away right away, just to look back a few seconds later to see if I'm still looking at them. Of course, I completely disregarded the fact that I was suppose to look away too. Both cases would look back at me to make sure that I moved on - that I'm staring at someone else. But I wasn't. They would try it again, look away and then look back, a sign indicating: "alright, you looked at me, now it's time you realize it's impolite". Little did they know that I wasn't going to back off. I kept staring at them.
After the third time, that's when the nervousness kicks in. That is of course, depending on the level of self-esteem. Those that have a high self-esteem (as I suppose) kept looking at me or asked me if I wanted something. These cases were rather rare and when the person actually spoke, I muttered a "sorry" and looked away (of course, I don't want to get beaten up). But those aren't the fun ones. The fun people are those that start panicking. I can see it in their eyes as they shift from looking at one object to another, and then back to me in a swift motion, then back to the objects... They start playing with they phones, they start agitating they fingers. I even saw one change seats. Humans are weak, so easy to make uncomfortable. Is it wrong to seek pleasure in such experiments?
I'm amazed by our 6th sense. Have you ever had the sensation that someone is staring at you? Whether that is true or not, there is a certain tendency, an etiquette of public transportation that dictates not to stare at people. Well I, Mr. Kot, have decided to break this unspoken rule and see what consequences would come from that.
The first thing that I noticed was that the moment my gaze met someone else's, they would either stare back for two seconds and then turn away; or they would turn away right away, just to look back a few seconds later to see if I'm still looking at them. Of course, I completely disregarded the fact that I was suppose to look away too. Both cases would look back at me to make sure that I moved on - that I'm staring at someone else. But I wasn't. They would try it again, look away and then look back, a sign indicating: "alright, you looked at me, now it's time you realize it's impolite". Little did they know that I wasn't going to back off. I kept staring at them.
After the third time, that's when the nervousness kicks in. That is of course, depending on the level of self-esteem. Those that have a high self-esteem (as I suppose) kept looking at me or asked me if I wanted something. These cases were rather rare and when the person actually spoke, I muttered a "sorry" and looked away (of course, I don't want to get beaten up). But those aren't the fun ones. The fun people are those that start panicking. I can see it in their eyes as they shift from looking at one object to another, and then back to me in a swift motion, then back to the objects... They start playing with they phones, they start agitating they fingers. I even saw one change seats. Humans are weak, so easy to make uncomfortable. Is it wrong to seek pleasure in such experiments?
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