As I’m sitting at a cafe, I see this person on the other side of the room. He is a male, looking like about 55-60 years old. He has grown a thick, long white beard. He seems to have a tattoo on his right arm that I can see very little through the sleeves. He appears to not have any facial piercings. He is wearing a very old black jacket with button down shirt underneath. He is wearing short cargo pants. The shoes he is wearing are very much worn with brownish dirt all over them. From his facial structure, the beard, and the body structure I could tell this person was a male. He is a Caucasian. I think he is very old and unhealthy looking, by looking at his eyes and the way he moves. He would go outside to smoke several times. He seemed very unstable, because he was shaking while he was chain smoking. I think he would belong to a poor community that he cannot afford jeans or long pants in this cold weather. And personally, his beard looked like they were never trimmed. I am not sure if he intended to grow his beard for a styling purpose. I think he did not care about how he looked in public at all. I don’t want to be mean or anything, but I wish he could have saved money for his cigarettes to buy a pair of long pants.

I also see a person waiting in a line at a cafe to order coffee. It’s a Caucasian female, and I can tell by how she dressed up. She is wearing a red plaid button down shirt with a tank top underneath. She is wearing a pair of leggings with red Hunter rain boots. From that, I could tell that she follows the fashion trends, at least around here. She does not seem to have any facial piercings or tattoos. She is carrying a North Face backpack, so I think she is a UO student. Also She owns a Louis Vuitton wallet. Her hair is very tidy and her nails are very neatly done. The fact that she could afford the high end items makes me assume that she must come from a well off family background.

Now I’m observing a girl who has a septum piercing. She is an Asian, tall, and skinny. She has very dark and thick  eyebrows. I think she is a student, because she is carrying a backpack which looks pretty full with books and other items. It is interesting how I noticed her from her septum piercing. I think it is because it is quite rare to see septum piercings compared to having ears pierced.  I assume she would know how unique the piercing is making her look from others. I think it was very brave of her to get a septum piercing, based on her ethnicity. I come from Asian background so I know how conservative the culture is, with body piercings like that. And I have to admit that I also thought it was rebellious of her to get the septum piercing. I try very hard not to judge people by their appearances. But the thought I had about her being “different than others” was not avoided. Not only it makes me think how rebellious, courageous, and bold she might be, but also it makes me think of her to be artistic, unique, and creative.