Blog #4
After a lot of observation I noticed that there is a big
connection between a physical place and a cultural space it creates. In
general, it seems that clothing stores like Hollister and Aeropostale and game
stores like Gamestop attract and cater to a teenage crowd. On the other hand,
places like peoples bank, stop and shop and Macy’s attract a crowd of people in
their mid-twenties and older and at home, adults rule to the rest. Due to the
differences in the age groups each place attracts, each has its own atmosphere.
For example, in the teenage atmosphere it creates a feeling of freedom,
invincibility and power. This was proved to me the other day when I was in a teenage
clothing store and I saw these middle-school-punks skateboarding IN THE STORE,
as if they owned the place. On the
other hand, when in an adult controlled environment, everything completely
flips. If you saw that same
middle-school-punk in Stop & Shop with his mom, he wouldn’t say a word. People change their behavior depending
on who they are with. It just goes
to show that the dynamics can change quickly depending on the place at hand and
also, how big the connection is between cultural spaces and physical places.
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