It's amazing the personal information that I pick up just standing in line at any public venue. A lot of it is quite entertaining.
Today, While standing in line at the U.S Post Office in Barrigada. I learned that this guy, who was several people in front speaking loudly into his cellphone. I was able to glean that he is here on vacation. He recently got a tattoo on both his legs. Not quite done, most likely at the beginnings stages of the tattoo process. He has a nephew in Oregon. His grandmother will be traveling to Vancouver, Washington, and he will be wiring her over $400.
Three people back from him, A lady was talking to her high school daughter. The daughter was at a local hotel with friends enjoying their Easter Break. Apparently this mom, got her daughter a room for her and five of her girlfriends. Wow, really nice mom, huh.
There were a lot more people giving out lots of valuable information on their cellphones. Not just at the post office, but also at banks, Department of Revenue and Taxation, fast food restaurants, even at supermarkets.
It's really amazing how much information I was able to glean from one person or several people, from just a few feet away. These people have no idea how much personal information they are freely giving out in public areas.
If I were a deviant. I would have made over $1000 today, just on 3 people. The daughter at the hotel, the mom gave her the pin number to the bank card the daughter had. I guess the daughter forgot the pin number. But thanks to today's technology, she was able to call her mom and get it from her over the cellphone.
The guy with the traveling grandmother, practically told me what bank he was going to and how much he was taking out from his account to wire.
Last week while I was filing my tax papers. This young lady was talking on the phone with her significant other. Apparently, this guy who was sitting along the wall was staring at her. She turned to him and scolded him for being rude listening to her conversation. The guy in turn told her off, telling her that if she didn't want people to listen to her private life. She shouldn't be broadcasting it loudly while talking on her cellphone. Several people in line laughed at the guys comment, which upset the young lady even more.
It's truly amazing how much information people give out over the sound of their voice while talking on their cellphones.
While a student studying Kajukenbo in Germany, my instructor always drilled it into our heads to be aware of what we are doing in public and what other people are doing around us. Giving out personal information in public even though it was meant for the recipient on the other end of the cellphone conversation, is asking for trouble.
ESTA...
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