He stands there leaning against the front of the parked car. As I walk to my next class he disregards all of the other students, just tending to his lit cigarette, which he keeps in his left hand. I briefly glance over him as I walk by. My friends are still discussing the upcoming readings for class, but my mind just picks up on this one man. He was short, Asian, and had a black jacket on. Over his jacket he wore a puffy winter vest, which was the usual attire international students tended to sport. His hair was wet, or I assume it was, judging by the way it was glistening in the day light. Either he just had a shower before coming into university, or was a fan of excessive gel use. He was overweight as well. Not by the general standards of fitness and beauty, but from a medical standpoint this man looked to be struggling to stand for a long period of time, hence why he was leaning against the bonnet of the car. But when I think about how he must have health problems, I questioned why would he take up smoking. It was a fad in high school which I never took up. This man however, seemed to really enjoy tobacco and all the side effects that come with smoking it. This man just seemed like he gave no regard for his health or future, and as he stood there leaning against the car he glared at me as I walked by; making a point to flick some ash in my direction.

I had a friend explain to me a situation he was in and as we were discussing things we would interject innuendo and sexual undertones at every chance. Anytime I said something was “huge” or how “she was shocked by you” he would comment the stereotypical “yeah she did” or a “yeah it is”. This male friend whom I’ve known casually for a year now was succumbing to the stereotype that men think about sex every 7 seconds and I really wanted to point out to him that it was getting annoying. I mean I am not one to shy away from sexuality or the mature themes it provides, but the immature way he was commenting was just so annoying that it stuck with me.

At work I saw two grown adults mocking one of their friends for playing Pokemon Go. The man was waiting alone and the two others came up next to him and pretended to catch Pokemon with him. But they did it in a condescending way. Like they truly thought the game was stupid, mimicking the game-play and screaming like children the words “I caught it, I caught it!”