That is NOT the question.

To be clear, it was the question for a long time, but I recently decided there was no reason NOT to blog.  I used to write for the The Michigan Daily, and since graduating I’ve missed having the opportunity to force my friends and family to read the nonsense I wrote about. Well, friends and family, get excited!  There’s more nonsense coming your way soon 🙂

I don’t plan to write about any one topic in particular, but rather use this as a journal of sorts, to share my thoughts mostly for my own reference, and a tad for the enjoyment of my grandparents.  If my thoughts provide any use or insight to others, so be it.

So, why Elevator Etiquette?  I’ve always been fascinated with social norms, why we abide by them, and why those who don’t abide by them are often ridiculed.  Elevator etiquette just happens to be one of my favorite examples.  Allow me to paint a quick picture:

You get in an elevator in the lobby of a building.  A stranger walks in just before the door closes.  You possibly nod to acknowledge each other’s presence, but quite possibly you ignore each other.  You stand in silence facing the door.  

Silence.

The elevator door opens on floor 7 and the stranger steps out.  You give an awkward half smile and mumble “Have a nice day”.  The door closes.

You sigh, relieved to have the elevator to yourself again.  

The above interaction is quite strange, and I have to imagine if we are someday taken over by an alien life force and they create an ethnography of our species, elevator etiquette will be up there with baby talk as one of the wonders of the human race.

There you have it.  No frills, just etiquette.  You can expect to see a variety of posts, ranging from business observations, life notes, to, you guessed it, elevator stories.

Doors opening.