Advantages And Disadvantages Of Being Waiting

Time constantly runs, and we also run along with time. However, our pace of time does not always correspond with that of public time when we are waiting. “Waiting” is a momentary stop in which causes us to to stay where we are at until something else happens. Depending on the setting and its surroundings of “waiting,” we temporarily reside in different time zones, feel different emotions, and engage in various forms of activities to get closer to the end of waiting. After waiting is over, we adapt to either the same tempo of time in which we were before waiting or new tempo in which may be slower or faster than that of the previous.

In our daily lives, we all experience a time when we have to wait. As residents of Copenhagen, a busy city with

I did not have any required events to attend to, and so was able to be flexible with my schedule. When I was at the bus stop, I checked the time board only once. I did not care how much time was left for the next bus to arrive. Time was not going fast or slow. While waiting, I was not thinking about anything: I spaced out. I also listened to music. I occasionally looked at cars and cyclers passing by, but went back to staring into space. When the bus arrived, I thought that the bus was accurate with its time. The waiting experience for this day contrasted significantly to that of the previous day. I did not think that waiting for the bus was a waste of time. In fact, I enjoyed listening to my music and watching the flow of

A total of 47 participants were considered in the analysis: 9 participants who were waiting alone and crowds of 10, 22, and 6 participants were watched. Activities such as phoning, smoking, looking ahead, looking at time board, and nothing (spacing out) were recorded. Figure B are pictures of participants waiting at the bus stop; it also shows the view in which participants were observed. Tables C1 and C2 summarize the results of waiting behaviors.

Regardless of whether the participants were alone or with a crowd when waiting for their buses, numerous participants looked ahead or looked at the time board. Although the time board indicated the arrival times of buses, participants tended to look towards the direction of where the buses were coming from. Moreover, in spite of having handy devices—like mobiles—to spend their time waiting, significant number of participants did not use their electronic devices and instead spent their time looking at their environment. In fact, when waiting in a crowd, many participants did nothing or stared into