Awkward places

Inside the lift, is one of those awkward places. When there is a lot of people standing in the lift, most of them will face the door, and its fine. But when there is only two person or three person, its creates a awkward space.

If you are with your friend, and there's another person inside the lift, you would refrain from chatting about personal things. If there is only two person in the lift, people either look at the mirror, adjust their hair, clothes; or just look down on their shoes, hands in the pocket; or just stair at the screen showing the floor number, as the lift ascends or descends.

Its awkward because both are trapped in a space, unintended, unplanned. Its will continue to be awkward because nobody would think that such a short time is worth making the effort to chat or know each other. Its awkward because its socially inappropriate to initiate anything.

Awkward spaces often stays awkward because of people's behavior or inner-barriers. Imagine while we are working, walking on the street, living in the same building; there are often awkward spaces in between that we can't see.