The Issue of Norm Violation - Essay Example

In every society, it is expected or rather is a norm to walk to the end of a queue while waiting to order food at any takeaway restaurant. The norm violation that I committed was skipping people who had been already waiting in the queue. I opted for strangers to get a real response. I started my experiment at about 12:30 a.m. when everyone is usually rowdy, irritated and if hungry then extremely restless. After two attempts, I successfully got over my inner inhibitions. There were four people standing ahead of me, anxiously waiting for their respective turns.

As I decided to walk in front I purposely bumped into a sturdy, young man standing fourth in line. Looking at me sternly he slightly pushed me back. Though nervous with the reaction, I made sure not to apologize. Regaining confidence, I stepped forward to stand second in line behind a middle-aged woman, who turned to stare at me. Looking at this, the guy who had already exploded on me firmly asked my problem. Ignorantly, I walked past him to sit back in my car parked right in front of the take-away counter leaving them all stunned.