People watching could be a sport. And if it were a sport, I'd probably be an All-American. It's basically like a game: Stare at someone and plan out their entire life before they catch you. If you don't think that is a challenge in and of itself and that people watching shouldn't be considered a sport I'm going to try and change your mind.
There's technique to it. First of all, you have to pick a good spot. The best spots are shopping malls, parks, basically anywhere with a lot of people. College campuses are great places to people watch, too. So once you pick your place then pick a comfortable, common spot that wouldn't be weird if you're sitting there for more than 20 minutes. You have to be able to nonchalantly stare at people with out looking like your eyes are going to fall out of your head with a resting face so no one suspects you of actually people watching.
You need to be creative. You can't just imagine simple lives for people. You need to come up with crazy scenarios that this guy with glasses in a suit and tie who really just looks like he's about to go home to his wife and kids is actually on a top secret spy mission for the CIA and is following his text target that he has to assassinate before dinner time. All before catching a flight on a private jet and heading to Moscow for his next mission. It's all about the creativity of the stories you can come up with to keep it interesting.
It's competitive. You can't just stare at people for as long as you want, that's not normal and it could come off as rude. This is a harmless game and you don't need to start any fights over who's staring at who. So you have to be quick with your staring and coming up with imaginary stories. If they catch you, you have to look away and it's on to the next, so make you that you figure out every aspect of their life fast enough. It's you against time.
Lastly, it's fun. Like any sport you choose to play, you have fun. Sometimes you people watch for so long you don't realize how long you've actually been sitting there doing it. You get caught up in the game. People watching is becoming a lost sport with technology and phones occupying our time. We need to give our phone batteries a break and participate in one of America's favorite games: People watching. If you still don't believe this could be a sport, even though it requires technique, creativity, it's competitive, and it's fun, then you must not like to indulge in the pleasantry of staring at other people and making up pointless scenarios. You may actually have a life and friends to talk to and if that's the case hats off to you for being too cool for people watching. Enjoy the little things in life. Don't spend so much time looking down at your phone or tablet and spend more time looking at the world around you, it's pretty cool sometimes.
