I go to a gym in Kimmage/Terenure, mainly to use the pool. The female changing room is a very large communal area and there's usually up to about a dozen people there at any one time, meaning loads of space for people to spread out a bit and give each other some privacy.
However, I am amazed at the number of people who will ignore empty aisles of lockers and come right up beside you when you are trying to change out of your swimming gear, getting in your way, making you feel uncomfortable, crowded etc. On Sunday my mother was with me and some girl, in a virtually empty changing room, sat on the bench right beside her and started texting away for ages on her phone while my mother was getting changed.
I am genuinely curious as to why anyone would do this? To me its rude and a bit thick but maybe I'm missing something. Is there some herd instinct that people have in changing rooms that make them feel safer if everyone's in a huddle in the same corner?
However, I am amazed at the number of people who will ignore empty aisles of lockers and come right up beside you when you are trying to change out of your swimming gear, getting in your way, making you feel uncomfortable, crowded etc. On Sunday my mother was with me and some girl, in a virtually empty changing room, sat on the bench right beside her and started texting away for ages on her phone while my mother was getting changed.
I am genuinely curious as to why anyone would do this? To me its rude and a bit thick but maybe I'm missing something. Is there some herd instinct that people have in changing rooms that make them feel safer if everyone's in a huddle in the same corner?