I am going to be noting and recording the results of students when I get on an A&M bus and politely ask them for their seat. In the following I will give examples and make interpretations of what I think the results mean and how they correlate to each person's attitude and personality after meeting them.
             My methods of asking males to give me their seats varied from person to person. The first method I used was a very polite and calm method and basically what I said was, "May I please sit in your seat because I don't like mine." His response was very troubled, I knew that he had no clue what I was talking about but out of respect he let me sit there and moved to my seat; how ironic is this. It was in my tone of voice and the way that I approached him that he let me take his seat. I could tell after changing seats with him that he thought I was very strange and looked at me like I was a crazy fool.
             The next method I used was very straight forward and firm, before I sat down what I said was, "I need to sit in your seat." The guy looked at me and said, "you what" and I replied again with the same phrase. The guy's reactions were totally different from the first situation. He was very irritated and resistant against my proposal. I tried everything that I could think of to tell him that I needed his seat but nothing made him move. I could tell after getting off the bus that he viewed me as obsessive compulsive and thought that I was definitely crazy. He probably went and told all his friends that if you see a guy with long curly blonde hair stay away from him because he's a lunatic.
             These different approaches and methods that I used to ask other students for their seats determined the outcome and their reactions to my requests. I think that the tone of my voice and the approach and vibe I gave off determined what the participant was going to do
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