I visited my local Walmart and dressed nicer than I would normally have. My typical visit to Walmart would usually consist of a t-shirt, shorts, and no makeup. Walmart is usually a very populated area, so I knew there would be plenty of people to talk to. I did my hair and also put on lashes and approached random strangers and asked them what my name and major is. I wanted to see how people would react to my oddly dressed up self and how they would perceive my outer appearance.
The initial reactions of people were to look at my lashes and then compliment me. I then asked the strangers what they thought my name was and the answers received were Melissa, Ashley, and Juliet. They also thought that my majors were Business, Biology, and Communications. They thought it was a little odd that I was asking them these questions, but I do not think they responded to me differently than people ordinarily do. My questions and intentions were already for out-of-the-ordinary, so their reactions were acceptable.
I found it interesting to see how complete strangers would perceive me. No one guessed my name or major right, but that was expected because my name is quite unique and my major is not too common. It is always a random thought that goes through my head of how people who do not really know me would think that I am. I do not typically wear lashes out in public, especially somewhere as normal as Walmart, so it was interesting to see what strangers would think of me. I would definitely do this again and ask even more questions of strangers’ first impressions of me.
Julliane's Art 110 