Observations

We all spend about five minutes in a day in the lifts isn’t it? Not unless if you are fitness conscious or concerned about global warming. Otherwise people like me would completely give an excuse of carrying a laptop or walking with high heels for not using the stairs. We use the lifts everywhere, be it in the office, restaurants, hospitals, shopping malls or apartments. I have made some observations in the little time that I have spent in the lifts.

The ‘Lift operator’:

Some really nice and some totally lost interest in their lives. The only question they have for everyone is “which floor?” He might see you every day for more than three days, but will still ask you, every time you step inside the lift. There are some really nice ones, who would wish you Good morning/evening/night with a wonderful smile on their face. Some behave as if they are doing a favor to you by pressing the buttons. If you are at work, your day starts or ends with this guy.

The 'Starer':

Argh! I hate these people; this could be both men and women. Their motive is to just stare at anyone and everyone who gets into the lift. It doesn’t really matter to them even if you stare back at them. I wonder what they would be thinking in their mind while gazing at someone. It’s really disgusting! They stare at people without even winking.

The 'Assessor':

I wonder if these guys have been hired from someone to evaluate all the people who walks inside the lift. They are not as bad as the starers. All they do is just glance at you from head to toe and analyze the brands of clothes/accessories/footwear. This again could be both men and women. They look back at you again only if they are interested in specific things.





The 'Eluder':

This is the most interesting and often witnessed character in the lift. They try to avoid all possible eye contacts. They even avoid at people whom they know very well. The moment they get inside the lift, they start looking at the buttons or floor indicator at the top or looking at their shoes. Sometimes they will be fiddling with their phones or ipods. Even if they haven’t got any new text messages, they go to their inbox and starts reading the old messages. I wonder if it’s just a way to flaunt their smart phones (HTC, BlackBerry, iPhone or a high end Nokia).

The 'Peskier':

This is mostly the loud mouther. For some reason, they are the only ones who have their cell phone network inside the lifts. The only time they get to socialize with people is while they are inside the lift. They get into a lift , make a call and tell the other person on the phone that the call might disconnect any moment as they are in the lift. Why do they even want to call someone when they know they are getting inside a lift? They are so loud in their talks that everyone gets to know what’s happening in their lives. They don’t care on what people think and even gossip about their bosses in the lift.

The 'Mystic woman':

How often are you stuck with a girl inside the lift who has taken bath in perfume? You might not see such characters often in the office lifts. The girl usually dressed well (heavy make-up) designer clothes/accessories. She walks into the lift with few clicks of her heels and sets the adrenalin rush in men. Don’t be surprised if you see a man missing his floor, in spite of clicking the button. You will even see people going further up just to get those extra glimpses of the mystic woman.

The 'Imperceptible':

These are often the ones who think they are the only ones in the lift. Even if they see people around, they think they are invisible. From the time they walk into the lift their only focus to admire themselves in the mirror. Again this could be both men and women. They are busy setting up their hair, touching up their make-up, wiping off the smudged eyeliners. The worst part is they even look at their teeth to check if any food particles are stuck in between (Grrrr that’s the nastiest thing that can anyone do in the lift). Mind you they do not have any public sense at all.

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