Public mirrors

[harleywolf]

Next time you enter a full elevator, an escalator with mirrors on the wall or a public bathroom, take note of the behaviour of those around you. Nine times out of ten people will spend more than a couple seconds checking themselves out in the mirror. One work day spent in North Sydney I saw a woman rub a finger over her teeth, another readjust her

Comments

[wolfushusky]

I usually cringe when I see myself in one. No way to fix that mess I see. ;)

[harleywolf]

You're not a mess! You haven't seen what I look like at 7AM in the morning before my morning coffee... phew!

[woodychitwn]

I would have to say it's the obvious... The mirror reminds us to make sure we're presentable to the world. Those who stop for but a moment aren't obsessing, they're so un-obsessed that they otherwise don't think about it. Those who are obsessed, already have a mirror on them.

[jdpuppy]

Kinda echoing what Woody said - if an opportunity arises to adjust something that can be improved on, might as well take it. A mirror just happens to be a quick tool to help us adjust some small physical appearance attributes.

[harleywolf]

Must be why they're found in the most convenient of locations, like outside of the train station and in work elevators. Can't go into a business meeting with spinach wedged squarely between your two front teeth! :)

[roby_panther]

People are often quite conscious of their appearance, but I think it's actually the people that aren't obsessed with it that do the quick check when they run into a mirror. Like the others have said, it's a quick remember to make sure you are presentable. Those that are obsessed have already spent tons of time checking themselves out.

[harleywolf]

I know that when I look in a mirror the things I check over are more like skin imperfections, or the way my hair is falling across my face. Absolutely hate it when zits pop up out of the blue!