Comments on: High Park French Fry Lunch http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/05/02/high-park-french-fry-lunch/ I can scarcely move or draw my breath // Let me, let me freeze again to death Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:44:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MajikMan http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/05/02/high-park-french-fry-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-6488 MajikMan Mon, 04 May 2009 01:26:42 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=6651#comment-6488 The single guys with cameras comment is creepy...I can't believe they don't get confronted more often by parents (wasn't is his blog where the "why are you taking a picture of my kid peeing" story was told?). Something tells me that, were that a park stateside, those guys would be harassed and/or arrested fairly quickly. That said, I have the feeling that a lot of them may well be there with completely understandable motivations - little kids do make good subjects for photos and, beside that, they're fun to watch. The single guys with cameras comment is creepy…I can’t believe they don’t get confronted more often by parents (wasn’t is his blog where the “why are you taking a picture of my kid peeing” story was told?). Something tells me that, were that a park stateside, those guys would be harassed and/or arrested fairly quickly.

That said, I have the feeling that a lot of them may well be there with completely understandable motivations – little kids do make good subjects for photos and, beside that, they’re fun to watch.

]]> By: Bothrops http://www.zentastic.com/blog/2009/05/02/high-park-french-fry-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-6485 Bothrops Sun, 03 May 2009 18:41:57 +0000 http://www.zentastic.com/blog/?p=6651#comment-6485 Very interesting post! I like the diversity of people in the park. I notice this kind of stuff all the time. In Chicago I have never seen the strange guys with the cameras and no children. I do however, see strange guys with no children that just "watch" children play. I actually never thought to take a picture of them. I think I am going to go that next time. And I do also notice people not interacting with their children. Not necessarily like the jerk with the monopod. But more like people who are off in their own world not paying any attention to their children. I always see people sitting around having some kind of annoying conversation on their cell phone. They almost never know where their children are. The children always try and play with my daughter and I end up having to baby sit 2-3 kids. This is annoying to me. Once I also had a child try and follow us home. The parent did not know and was no where in sight! Very interesting post! I like the diversity of people in the park. I notice this kind of stuff all the time.

In Chicago I have never seen the strange guys with the cameras and no children. I do however, see strange guys with no children that just “watch” children play.

I actually never thought to take a picture of them. I think I am going to go that next time.

And I do also notice people not interacting with their children. Not necessarily like the jerk with the monopod. But more like people who are off in their own world not paying any attention to their children.

I always see people sitting around having some kind of annoying conversation on their cell phone. They almost never know where their children are. The children always try and play with my daughter and I end up having to baby sit 2-3 kids. This is annoying to me. Once I also had a child try and follow us home. The parent did not know and was no where in sight!

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