Counterfactual Identity

So I decided to do this fun project with my girlfriend. We were thinking of where to go and what to wear and we thought of going up to the snow. This was my first time in the snow and I already had the snow clothes ready to go, the gloves I’ve never worn, the hoodie with the fur that I never get to wear, and the pants etc. These were all things that I never wear but was perfect to wear up in the snow. We didn’t take any photos with strangers we talked to because they didn’t really seem like they would’ve wanted to plus it would’ve been weird at the time to ask.

Most of the reactions were pretty nice, no one was really rude or mean or clearly didn’t want to interact with us at all. It did seem like they didn’t exactly want to answer any questions though and that’s understandable because of the location, I assume most of them just wanted to enjoy their snowy weekend vacation and not answer some small survey from a college kid.

The names that were guessed were: Jake, David, Andrew, Dylan, and finally the last person I talked to actually got my name right, they guessed John. This was probably because I think I look like a John and it’s a really common name.

The majors that were guessed were: Biology, Zoology, Communication, Political Science, and the last thought I was an undeclared. That answer threw me off but it was funny to hear because I wasn’t expecting them to essentially not pick a major.

No not really, people acted pretty normally as I thought they were going to react. Pretty normal conversations and nothing stood out too much. I’m pretty used to talking to people so I think the conversations went smooth.

My conclusions about the experience was that the snow is awesome, talking to people is fun, I had a great time, and want to go back to the snow. The experience of talking to people I don’t know was pretty casual since I’m used to talking to people that I know very little or not at all.