Believe it or not, if you want to see a microcosm of the neighborhood you live in--go to the local supermarket. There depending on the community, you can find all sorts of exotic foods and people. I am fortunate enough to live in a place that has a good variety of what here is called "ethnic" foods. Which is really code for--foods other people like and we don't have a clue about them.
Also it seems that a lot of people don't think that anybody is paying attention to how they are dressed. After all this is the supermarket--right? This leads to all kind of bizarre sights. For example this lady made me do a double-take. She was dressed in this sprayed on, spandex pants, that showcased every molecule of cellulite on her body. Frankly, it's was a sight to make you gag.
Then there are the ones that seem to have a blue-tooth device permanently attached to their skulls, they can't seem to stop talking! They go on in excruciating detail about everything they are buying. Those I keep far away from, because when they get in the car, they continue talking. You also have the little old ladies, with three strands of hair left, that insist--on fluffing it up, so that it looks like cotton candy on their heads.
But the best are the mummies, no, not mothers, I means those men and women that due to a host of bad habit in their youth, now look like those mummies you see at the museums. All in all, it's fun just to observe this parade of people, letting their guard down and being refreshingly normal, human beings.
