People Watching at Noodles

What better of a place to watch people than their natural habitat, eating food. At Noodles.

Person 1
I saw a white woman who appeared to be in her mid 30s sit down across from a small elderly lady with gray hair. The woman had her hair up in a tight bun, wore an outfit composed entirely of black, gray and white including a black coat, wore black high heels, and had black earrings. Everything about her said uptight business woman. She got up repeatedly to walk out and grab something from her car, or to go to the bathroom, all the meanwhile checking her phone every 10 seconds. She seemed very anxious and chose her phone over talking with her company, the elderly woman across from her. Her face looks quite sullen and very often she takes a long look out the window with a longing look in her eyes. Perhaps something has happened in her life that has made her insecure or saddened and she is trying desperately to hide her feelings. Her mood quickly picks up when the food comes and her muscles loosen with the comfort of her bowl of noodles to snack on.

Person 2
I saw a white woman with blond hair and glasses who appeared to be in her early 40s sit down at a table with two boys who looked like they would fit in well at a middle school. Her hair was messy and frazzled and she couldn't decide whether to pay more attention to her food or to the two boys who only  seemed to care about their food and ignoring her even with her continued attempts to start conversation. She was wearing a peach vest under a green jacket, a bland outfit that could be thrown on very quickly. The wrinkles on her face and bags under her eyes hint of a worn out mother, with a wedding ring, who is trying to make the most out of this relaxing time with her sons as she chews each bite very slowly and often stares into the distance or down at her food. All she can think about is the next time when she will get more than 6 hours of sleep.

Person 3
The last person that I observed at noodles was an asian man in what appeared to be his late 30s with a young boy in grade school. Both wore glasses and the man wore a long sleeve black shirt with a bright yellow vest over the top and faded jeans. He finished his food quicker than anyone I had ever seen and couldn't wait ten seconds without poking at his sons food while the son's focus was elsewhere before he finally decided to just finish it for him. He expects obedience from his son as he makes the decision to leave and puts his arm around the boy before he can get distracted by the colorful menu on the wall. As they leave he stands tapping his foot while holding the door as his son stops to tie his shoe, then puts his arm around him once more as they briskly head towards their car.

In just a snipet of time you can infer many things about a person, and whether they turn out to be true or not, it's always entertaining.