# Best places to people-watch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 7, 2000, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374 "2000-08-07T04:19:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/21 "2000-08-07T19:04:37Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Milossarian \*  
> \*\*Anyone else enjoy this hobby?
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> The best place I’ve ever found is the boardwalk at Venice Beach near L.A.  
> \*\*

Venice boardwalk is my favorite as well, but it’s not a fair comparison. Those aren’t real people. They’re highly trained professional freaks.

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**Author:** ![bovary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@bovary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bovary)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/22 "2000-08-07T20:36:05Z")

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Kings Island in Cincy

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/23 "2000-08-08T03:13:59Z")

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The guys’ locker room at the athletic complex. With my X-Ray glasses on.

Kidding. I like to watch people at the library whenever I’m there (which is fairly often since I do work for my prof there). I also like to go to the campus eating places and watch people’s body language. It’s amazing how much you can glean by body language alone.

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**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/24 "2000-08-08T03:20:24Z")

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I’ll second the 3rd St Promenade; that place really whipes the llama’s ass (much like WinAmp…god I’m a geek :))

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**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/25 "2000-08-08T03:33:21Z")

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Trafalgar Square. Anyone can sit there for hours and see some of the most interesting people…

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**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-places-to-people-watch/28374/26 "2000-08-08T03:37:52Z")

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The Mirage in Vegas. It’s like the crossroads of the universe.

Sloppy Joe’s is OK, but the #1 place to people watch in Key West is the Green Parrot–if for no other reason but the $2.50 draft Newcastle. (Beats the hell out of the $5 Bud Light anywhere on Duval, and it’s only a block away.)

Dr. J

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