Best spot in America for "People Watching"

Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:05 AM
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Best spot in America for "People Watching"

I have always thought that Venice Beach on a Saturday was the best... can you beat that?
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:14 AM
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I don't know.... it's pretty interesting at Walmart sometimes!

What about Las Vegas.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:19 AM
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Washington Square Park and Central Park in NYC are pretty good.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:27 AM
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Harvard Square is pretty interesting.
Looking over Duvall St. Key West from a balcony with a beer in your hand is pretty good.
Most large airports offer good people watching
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 06:28 AM
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garyt22, I read your comment about Venice Beach on that other thread, and my first thought was in ALL of America?! I'll give you the left coast LOL.

Agree with Adu: pretty much anywhere in Manhattan, but if I had to give one single location, Central Park (in good weather). Or almost any part of the MTA!!
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The Union Square area of San Francisco.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 10:03 AM
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Las Vegas or New York...we saw some pretty, ahem, amazing folks in Times Square.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 10:05 AM
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airports. any airport.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 10:41 AM
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i'm with suze, airport were the first thing I thought of.

Amusement parks and water parks are pretty good too.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 11:03 AM
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Times Square after dark, and the cable car stop at Powell & Market in San Francisco. Venice Beach is a good spot too.
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The Clevelander Bar adjacent to Ocean Drive in South Miami Beach. Sure, Manhattan may have celebs and beautiful people, but SoBe will have them wearing next to nothing.
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Went to Vegas in April for the first time. My answer is Vegas.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 11:23 AM
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Minnesota State Fair
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 01:02 PM
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anybody for New Orleans? or were you too drunk to see people?
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 01:38 PM
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Times Square, New York City.

A small town during their 4th of July celebration.

A mall anywhere in the US on Christmas Eve = perfect for people watching desperate men rushing around trying to find presents to buy.
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Old Jun 20th, 2012, 02:07 PM
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I'll be more specific... Heathrow
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South Beach
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Definitely the Village - esp the night of the Halloween parade. But really any sidewalk cafe. Does anyone else remember rollerina? Of the guys dressed in a loincloth that used to perch on fire hydrants like a bird.

Central Park on Sunday isn't bad either.
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Tagging on to suze's post...my favorite minute of any movie -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0O2FfpAP0Q


They filmed for two weeks at Heathrow and if they caught something they liked, an assistant around the corner would approach the people to sign releases. Love, LOVE this movie intro of Love Actually.
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The grassy area above the Cove in La Jolla, CA and the swimmers/divers in the Cove itself.

And then walk up the "secret" steps to the Starbucks on Prospect.
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