Blog Post 3: Day 2 Observations

Sun 3/31/19 @ 10 a.m: When I pulled into the parking lot of the diner on Sunday, I was not shocked at my findings. The parking lot was packed and although there was not a wait, there was only about 3-4 empty booths. As I looked around the first thing I wanted to observe was the cliental. The majority of people inside were families with young children and older couples. The diner was much louder than Wednesday, and you could sense the urgency in the staff and the anxiousness in the parents, hoping their children would behave. My ears were taking over by the noise of crying and wining children which I was not shocked by, since it was prime breakfast time for these young kids. I was not annoyed at the crying, but I could see some people around me were because they were staring at the table the crying child was at. I wanted to see if anyone was similar to my age and I noticed one girl who looked to be about 16-18 with her family and younger siblings. I did not observe any young people looking like they woke up early for breakfast to hang out.

Also, I wanted to look at the color scheme the diner used. The color palette was a pale blue, white and a-lot of glass. When I got home I wanted to research the effect colors can have on the consumer. In restaurants white and blue are used to give off a relaxing vibe that invites people in for a calm meal. The many windows and glass provide an open and bright feeling that aims to make people feel invited. Where I was doing my field research did not have a color scheme like most diner’s. The majority of diner’s use the color red to “elevate the heart rate and blood pressure of the customers and create an exciting emotion, which makes them eat fast and leave.” (Posist) After my meal was over, I looked to see if there was anything new that I missed in my first day of observation. I noticed that similar to the shows Riverdale and Gilmore’s Girls, they all have a type of barstool area with an island were the characters can be seen eating and talking. Similarly, this diner had the same area but no one was sitting here like it is portrayed in the show.