{"id":404,"date":"2009-04-19T04:11:40","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T04:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=404"},"modified":"2009-04-19T04:11:40","modified_gmt":"2009-04-19T04:11:40","slug":"just-some-thought-on-reading-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/just-some-thought-on-reading-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Just some thought on reading in public…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Reading<\/a>The other day, I was reading a book while waiting for my husband to get through the check out line and I was so engrossed that I was giggling at all the jokes and funny scenes. I looked up to find several people in the cafe area just staring at me. Luckily hubby finished and came to pick me up to leave.<\/p>\n

Okay, is that was weird. I began to wonder, don’t other people react to their reading material? Don’t you laugh at the funny parts? Cry at the sad ones? Get angry when the main character does something so stupid you think they should be sent to Jail and do not pass go…<\/p>\n

I cry at movies too, or laugh, depending. But, I’ve noticed that most people don’t react at all. They sit stiff and bland and then leave when the lights come up.<\/p>\n

I usually only go to movies during matinee periods, and if it’s a weekend there are kids there (if the movie is rated for them). Children and sometimes teens get involved in movies and react to what’s happening on the screen. Adults … not so much.<\/p>\n

Now, I’m thinking maybe it’s the same with books and reading. Do you react when you read? Do you keep it all in if you’re in public? Do you get embarrassed if you react aloud when reading in a public place? Is that why reading is considered a solitary activity? Hmmm…lot to think about here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The other day, I was reading a book while waiting for my husband to get through the check out line and I was so engrossed that I was giggling at all the jokes and funny scenes. I looked up to find several people in the cafe area just staring at me. Luckily hubby finished and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,41],"tags":[168,420,59],"class_list":["post-404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-reading","tag-emotions","tag-reading","tag-social-conformity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t