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When I was child I had a staring problem. Whenver we were in a public place, I'd watch the people around me, I wasn't really concerned with their particular conversations, I just liked to observe. My mother would always chide me to "quit staring" or ask me if I had a sinus problem, inferring my noseyness.

In college my roommate and I liked to sit at this particular spot on campus and "people watch."

I still like to observe people, and the gym is a fantastic place to observe human behaviors and rituals. If you are a regular gym goer than you get used to the people who are also "regulars" at your same time. There is the woman who wears a pony tail on top of her head and goes a million miles an hour on the elliptical, and the old guy who pedals REALLY slowly on the stat bike while reading the sports section. There are the two girls who flirt with all of the guys lifting, and the woman who runs up an incline on the treadmill at a pace I can't believe.

And then there are people who do really odd/interesting things. The "cardio floor" at my gym, over looks the main weights area (there is also a smaller women's only weights area). I was on the treadmill, and watching this woman who was picking out some free weights. It's always interesting to watch people use the free weights. So this woman picked some weights, and was going to do step ups on to a box. On her first step up, as she was stepping down, she fell. We've all done something like that at the gym right? So she tried again, and fell again, and fell three more times before she got a smaller box.

Monday I noticed two girls who hadn't been to the gym before (At least at 6am) working out on the treadmills. They looked pretty young, probably in highschool. One of them had pants that were just a little too low and showed her butt crack. Today, the other one had on really short white shorts that showed her butt cheeks. Now, as far as workout gear goes, I'm pretty non judgemental, wear what you want to the gym, but be appropriate. Short spandex is different than shorts that are designed as women's sleeping boxers. Anyway....I just wanted to throw that in..it's not really the point.

The point is...when do you say something to others at the gym? People at my gym are friendly, but most people are focused on their workout. It's not really a "chatty" gym, people are there to sweat. But, when is it common courtesy to let someone know that their butt crack is showing...
Or what about the woman who NEVER washes her hands and then and uses equipment?

And what do people think of me?