12 May 2006

Bandwagon Theory

You are in the bathroom with another guest, and they are "a step ahead of you." It is guaranteed that as they are leaving and you are coming out of the stall, they will turn around to see who you are. This can be done subtlely (as they are pulling the door open, they will angle themselves such that they can take a glimpse). Or conspicuously (full 360-degree pivot). They don't like the disadvantage of the situation-- the subjection to the brief panopticism where you can watch them and be able to identify them in the near-future without their being able to identify you...

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