After my music lesson on Saturday, my mom and I decided to go out to eat. As we sat down in the booth and looked at the menu, neither of us could make a decision of what to get. After the waitress came over to us multiple times asking if we were ready to order, my mom and I knew that we needed to make a decision. As I continued to look through the menu, I noticed that my mom was looking around the diner. When I asked her what she was doing, she said that she was looking to see what the people around us were eating to help her decide what to order. Then she asked me what I was thinking.

We couldn’t decide between breakfast or lunch. Then we both continued to survey the room thinking that if we were to see someone else’s order, something would strike us and a decision could be made. I find it intriguing how we were both looking to see something in order to make a decision, yet we were unable to decide based on what we had a taste for. In addition, we were looking for others to influence our decision as opposed to depending on a personal preference.

There have been many times when I have been out to eat and I have been interested in other people’s food over my own. On numerous occasions, I have found myself ordering one thing and then saying I should have ordered something else when I see another’s dish arrive. I’m not sure what causes this phenomena, but I am curious as to why one questions their own decisions based on another’s.