Get a water balloon and ask strangers if they want a water balloon fight.zana bonanza said:snip
The Rorschach one seems like a good idea. Where a Fedora too. Bonus points if you can work the words "child pornography" into your paper.skywalkerlion said:Ahh, I LOVE Rorschach.thatstheguy said:Talk in Rorschach's voice all day. Then write your paper in Rorschach's manner of speech.
"Breaking societal norms. Typical. This country, education system. All without meaning. Without purpose."
..don't hate if that sounds too, uhh, un-Rorschachy.
I have similar things happen to me. I live in Edmonton. I'm quite sure our population has less of the "being nice", but some of us still have it and I try to be nice when possible. So when I heard people speaking Swiss-German, I greeted them! They visibly freaked out that this Canadian could speak with them... Agh.Pingieking said:Walk around town for a bit. Whenever you see someone, say "Hi" (or something similar) as you approach them. Then say "Bye" (or something similar) as you walk past them.
I'm from Halifax, and here we have a kind of a culture thing of "being nice", so most people will repond back in kind and have a good laugh about it. I did this in Taipei, and people thought I was retarded/insane. I actually saw two white girls (one of them wearing a USA shirt) and I said (in English, I've been using Mandarin up to that point) "How are you? Nice day out isn't it? Well, I gotta go. It was nice seeing you." They freaked out (not in a bad way), but I'm not sure if it was from me talking as if I knew them, or just because some random Chinese guy talked to them using completely accent-free English.
Wear a party hat to a funeral...zana bonanza said:For an assignment, which has limits and is only for a little bit, so it's actually not that big of a deal. However, I am having the hardest time coming up a social norm to break.
If you haven't guessed yet, the class is Sociology and the assignment includes a paper about my experience. We have to break "a clearly defined societal-level norm" in the presence of others, without the help of anyone else or letting anyone know why we're doing it initially. It cannot be illegal, "stupid", cause embarrassment to or threaten others, involve a moving vehicle of any kind, involve anything sexual, or be done under the influence of alcohol/drugs. So, yeah.
The example she gave us: getting into an elevator and facing the rear, while others are (most likely) facing the doors. Obviously, I can't use the example. I thought about walking backwards everywhere, but that's not very practical and I'd rather not fall on my ass. For some reason, my brain is now drawing a complete blank.
So I turn to you, good people of the Escapist. Care to throw any ideas my way? (I don't suppose asking the internet for help with your homework is breaking a social norm, is it?)
"Actual Size"Ph33nix said:use an easily removable paint and paint a random bolder with a message like "beware of invisibility" or something
I'm soooo trying this. It sounds hilarious especially if I can get someone else to do it with me.ottenni said:Walk out onto the street and point up. eventually people will begin looking where you are pointing. Its hilarious.
Yeah it works best when there are a few people dispersed in a crowd.The Bread is Delicious said:I'm soooo trying this. It sounds hilarious especially if I can get someone else to do it with me.ottenni said:Walk out onto the street and point up. eventually people will begin looking where you are pointing. Its hilarious.
Try to stop and smile creepily just before you step into a crowded elevator. You'd be amazed at how much people are freaked by this. I tried this once and a lady actually faintedzana bonanza said:For an assignment, which has limits and is only for a little bit, so it's actually not that big of a deal. However, I am having the hardest time coming up a social norm to break.
If you haven't guessed yet, the class is Sociology and the assignment includes a paper about my experience. We have to break "a clearly defined societal-level norm" in the presence of others, without the help of anyone else or letting anyone know why we're doing it initially. It cannot be illegal, "stupid", cause embarrassment to or threaten others, involve a moving vehicle of any kind, involve anything sexual, or be done under the influence of alcohol/drugs. So, yeah.
The example she gave us: getting into an elevator and facing the rear, while others are (most likely) facing the doors. Obviously, I can't use the example. I thought about walking backwards everywhere, but that's not very practical and I'd rather not fall on my ass. For some reason, my brain is now drawing a complete blank.
So I turn to you, good people of the Escapist. Care to throw any ideas my way? (I don't suppose asking the internet for help with your homework is breaking a social norm, is it?)