An observation of ‘strangers’

Last Sunday, I needed to get my US visa photo, so I went to the London Drugs in Richmond. I walked in the store and started to observe one of the staff in the store. He is a middle-aged man with grey hair and beard. He was in charge of the photo lab in the store. I stood in a short distance from the counter in order not to bother him. When there were no customers around the counter, he walked around the camera and other electronic devices area, stacking shelves and rearranging the price tags and items. After about 3 minutes, a customer came to the counter, and the man walk to the counter. The customer wanted to take a photo for her passport, and the man told the customer the price and she should wait about 5 minutes to get the photo. The lady agreed and paid the money. The man got a digital camera the office behind and let the lady stand in front of a white van. Then he stood about 2 meters away from the woman and pressed the button. He them switched on the computer and started to adjust the size and other things of the photo. After 1 minute he began to print the photo. After the photo was printed, he waited for the photo to be dried, while talking with his colleague. After about 5 minutes, the lady came back to the counter, so the man said the photo is ready to pick up and put it into a small paper bag. 

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