Field trip

After touring both the green market and McDonald's i found it interesting how although there just across the street from each other they both contain a very different feeling when your around them.

When i walked into McDonald's the atmosphere was kind of dull and there wasn't much talking except for at the register's and everyone behind the register was a minority. Across the street at the green market almost all of the people running the stand where Caucasian. Something i also found to be very interesting was that there were two men emptying an ATM and when Andy asked them if the money was tempting the big muscular African American guy totally ignored him and just held his bodyguard position. Yet there was another African American guy sitting next to my friends and i and was very open that his cousin Stanley only goes to McDonadl's to have there pancakes. Since McDondal's is known as one of the best fast food chains when people come in they tend to be in a big rush or iratated by something, at least last what i noticed today on our visit.

Once I stepped foot across to the green market the whole atmosphere changed and everyone seemed a lot happier and eager to help you pick what you wanted. The food was fresh and most of it was picked or made upstate. Everyone was walking slowly and even smelling the fruit and smiling after they would pick the right size. At the green market a lot more people where intreseted in aswering our questions and explaining how there food or item was made, which made the area at the green market genrally more inviting.

If i was alone or with friends i would probably stop by a fast food place like McDonadl's but if i was with my mom she would most likely make us stop at the green market because my parents tend to eat a lot healthier then me. Rosi stated in class "our parents and genrations before us are much healthier then us" I stronglyagree with his statement becasue as I stated earlier I would choose a McDonadl's over a Green Market anyday, yet I am starting to gain some of my parents habits. During meals that I eat with them I try to eat healthier and add more "green" to my plate eachtime, although my progression is increasing very slowly I am making improvements on my eating habits.

This"feild trip" was an eye opener because it is very easy to see how atmosphere and surrounding help sell food products. The happier someone is to sell their product the more income they make, the more grumpy and unappealing a place looks the less income I believe they will make. It would be interesting to compare how the time of day (breakfeast vs lunch, or lunch vs dinner time" effects our observations.