The Best Places to People Watch In The Entire World

One of the great joys on earth is people watching. There is nothing more interesting, intriguing, and dare I say it, dramatic, then watching people go about their everyday life. This isn’t about just seeing what type of women’s or men’s jewelry they are wearing or what kind of mood they are in (also, this isn’t a stalking thing- no one is being creepy with this), this is about observing people in their natural habitat and picking watching people’s natural instincts guide them through certain situations.

One of the greatest places to people watch is at theme parks. Theme parks such as Disneyland or Disney World contain such an interesting cross section of people: rich, poor, couples, new families, single people, etc. If anything, watching a family dynamic is absolutely intriguing. Usually one of the parents takes the “fun” role while the other one is forced to take the “sane” role. In other words, one parent is going to be the one who is taking the kids on all the rides while the other will have to be the one who is going to deny the children that overpriced plastic sword they want. Just grab a chair and watch the tantrums explode. Another great place to watch a variety of people is at beaches. At the beach you can watch parents run after their children, guy’s attempting to impress ladies (while sucking in their gut), self conscious women attempting to show that they have no interest in the guys and of course attractive people trying to act overly sexy. Just remember to bring some sunscreen.

Sporting events feature some of the most interesting people in the whole wide world: super fans. We aren’t talking casual fans here, we are talking fans that paint their face team colors, buy a $200 jersey and get to a game four hours early to get drunk in the parking lot. Also, if they drag their significant others, you can watch them get self conscious about their husbands and pressure them to go home early. Plus, if their team loses: depressionville.

Concerts also feature some amazing chances to watch super fans in action. May it be metal, punk, pop or even classical, fans love to come out early, dressed in their band t-shirts, get a few drinks and get excited for their favorite artists to perform. Some of these fans bring posters, flowers, stuffed animals, or anything else you could imagine on the off chance they meet their idol. If you’re not in a hurry to get out of the parking lot, you should hang around a little bit and go by the artists exit to see the super fans try and meet their heroes. Then, if the artist does come out, watch the super fans implode and not know what to do with themselves. That, my friends, is just magic.