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L a ur entDev i s me T ut or : Ma r i oPa r i s

T a bl eofCont ent s I nt r oduc t i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Met hodol ogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 S et t i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 T a r getAudi enc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 I nt er v i ewAppr oa c h/I nc ons pi c ousObs er v a t i on. . . . . . . . . . .

6 Fi el dRes ear c h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .712 I nc ons pi c uousObs er v a t i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78 Coment edWa l k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912 T our i s tPr ol es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

910 Res i dentPr ol es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1112 I nt er pr et at i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 Conc l us i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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I NT RODUCT I ON

T hi se x er c i s ewa sdev el opeda l ongt wo ma i npedes t r i a na x esi ns i deCi t yL i f e .

T hi swa st hea r eaoff oc ust oa na l y z e t het het hought sa nds ens a t i onsof t he pa s s er s bywhenus i ngt hi ss pa c e ,but a l s ot oi dent i f yt hei rc hoi c et owa l k pa r t i c ul a rpa t hs .Al s ot obega t her ed, et heopi nonsof t hes pa c ei nt er ms wer ofi t sv a l uet ot hec i t ya ndus er si nt he momentofe x per i enc e .T hee x er c i s e oft hec omment edwa l k , c oul dhel pt o under s t a nd t hei mpl i c a t i onsofi ns i t u r es ea r c hmet hods .T hes et t i ngi sl es s c ont r ol eda ndt her ea r emor ef r a mes ofr ef er enc et ha tc a nv a r y .T hegoa l i s t oc a r ef ul ydet er mi net hev a r i a bl esi n t er ms oft he s i t e ,t he s et t i ng,t he s ubj ec t s ,a nd c a r ef ul l yi nt er pr ett he da t a c ol l ec t ed c ons i der i ng t he ev er c ha ngi ngenv i r onment .

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MET HODOL OGY

S ETT I NG: L oc a t i on

T he r s ts t epc a r r i edoutwa st her ec ogni t i on oft hea r eai nwhi c ht woma i nc or i dor swer e i dent ied: t heNSa x i sa ndEW a x i s .

T heNSa x i ss t a r t sa tVi a l eE z i oa nd endsa tVi a l eBoez i o.

T heEW a x i s s t a r t sa tVi a l eE gi na r doa ndends a tVi a l eCa s s i a dor o.

Bot ha x esc r os s a tt heNEt i pofCi t yL I f ePa r k

T i mea ndWea t her

T hes ec onds t epwedet er mi nedt het i met o c onduc toura na l y i s , whi c hi nc l udedt wo a f t er noonv i s i t s-oneont heweek enda nd t heot herdur i ngt heweek da y .

Dur i ngour v i s i t st hewea t herwa ss unny . por t a l st oCi t y L i f e

Vi a l eBoez i o Vi a l eE gi na r do

PI a z z aAl ber t oBur r i

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T hes et wot a r get sorgr oupsof a c t or swer es el ec t ed bec a us e we i dent i t ied t hem a sa n a us s i di uspr es enc ei nt hepl a c e .

Addi t i ona l l y ,bec a us e of t he c ont r a s ti nt hei rl enght sofs t a y i nMi l a n, t heyc oul dofferdi v er s e t i v es gi v en t he s a me per s pec s et t i ng.

MET HODOL OGY

T ARGETAUDI E NCE : T OURI S T SANDRE S I DE NT S

Res i dent s

T our i s t s

“ i ns i der ”

“ out s i der ”

a thomef eel i ng

a wa y f r omhomef eel i ng

c onec t i onwi t hhi s t or y / t r a ns f or ma t i onof t hes pa c e

t endt obeuna wa r eof t hehi s t or y / t r a ns f or ma t i on oft hes pa c e

t y pi c a l l yi snott hei r r s te x per i enc e oft hes pa c e

t y pi c a l l ys eei ngt he s pa c ef ort he r s t t i me

t endenc yt ot a k e f orgr a nt edel ement s t ha tha v ef a dedi nt o t hei rs ubc onc i ous

t endenc yt obe mor ec ons c ousof el ement si nt hes pa c e .

t endt ol ooks t r a i ghta hea d

t endt ol ookup a nda r ouondmor e

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MET HODOL OGY

I nt er v i ewAppr oa c h: Comment edWa l k T hei nt er v i ewi ngt ea m pa i ds pec i a l a t t ent i ont oi nt er v i ew peopl eofdi ffer enta gesa ndgender s .

T hei deawa sy oi dent i f yi ngener a l t hepr ol eoft hea c t or swhov i s i t t hes pa c ea nds omei dea sa boutt heper c ept i onoft hepa s s er s by .

T hi swa sa c c ompl i s hedbya s k i ngs omepr ev i ous l ypr epa r ed ques t i ons : •F i s ta ta l l t hepr es ent a t i onoft hei nt er v i ewert ea ma ndt he r ea s onsf ort hee x pl or a t i ona ndques t i onswi t ht hei nt er v i ewed.

•T hena me( a gea ndgenderwer ewr i t t endownbutnota s k ed) •T her ea s onwhyt hes ubj ec t swer ewa l k i ng/ v i s i t i ngt hea r ea ( l ook i ngf ork nowi ngi fi twa sa nof t enus edpa t hf ort hem ora n s pec i a l v i s i ti nc a s eoft our i s t s ) •Bot ht our i s ta ndr es i dent sorMi l a n( nei ghbour sornot ) , wer e i nqui r eda boutwha tt heyl i k et hemos ta l ongt hei rj our neya nd wha tt heyf eel a boutt hepa r t i c ul a rur ba nel ements pec ied.

•F i na l l y , t hes ubj ec t swer ei nqui r ya boutt hev a l uet hey ndf or t hec i t yi nt hi ss pa c e .

I nc ons pi c ousObs er v a t i on T hei nt er v i ewi ngt ea mc a r ef ul l yc hos es ubj ec t st of ol l ow, obs er v e , a ndr ec or da c t i v i t i esoft hes pa c e .

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E l e v at e dpe opl ewat c hi ng-i nt ent i ona l ori ns t i nc t i v e .

F r om a bov ec a nbes eenus er st ha t a r es t a t i ona r yi nt ent i ona l l y peopl e wa t c hi ngt heus er sbel owt hemi nt he pl a z ac ent er .

Al s o, s omeus er si nt heel ev a t eda r ea whoa r emobi l e-s omet i mesa taf a s t pa c e-i ns t i nc t i v el yl ookov ert ot he opena r eai nt hei rper i pher yt oc a t c h agl i mps eoft heha ppeni ngsi nt he s pa c ebel owt hem.

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I nc ons pi c uousObs er v a t i on

Wat e rs ounds-a nel ementt ot r i gger c ur i os i t yi nt hes pa c e .

I nt hes pa c e ,t hes i ghta nds oundsof t he wa t er f ount a i ns ha v e t he t endenc yt o dr a w peopl eo t hei r c our s e .I nt hi ss c ene ,3us er swho ha v ej us t ni s hed s hoppi ng a nd hea dedt ot hei rne x tdes t i na t i on, v eer ot hei rc our s ef oraf ew s ec ondst o enj oyt hewa t erf ount a i na nd a l s o t a k es omepi c t ur es .

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I nc ons pi c uousObs er v a t i on I mpr ompt uc onv e r s at i onanddogwal k e r s T hi si sas t i l ls hotofdog owner s a nd t hei r pet s s t oppi ng f ora c ha t .T hey s eem t ober es i dent soft he a r eaa st hei rdemea neri s r el a x eda ndc onv r s a t i oni s c a s ua l .

F e nc e dgr e e ns pac e s-a r ea sof pl a ya r es ec t i onedo.

Pl a y gr oundsa r ef enc ed o, c a us i ngaf eel i ngofe x c l us i on f orpa s s er s by who ma y be t our i s t s .T he pl a y gr ound i s qui ett heoppoi t eof c hi l dl i k e wi t he x c ept i onofaf ews ma l l c hi l dr ena ndt hi erpa r ent s .

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Chi nes egr oup|t our i s t s|ma l es|20y ea r sol d.

T heywer ei nMi l a nbec a us eofa na r c hi t ec t ur ea c a demi c meet i ng,a nd t heyha d hea r da boutCi t yL i f ei nt hi s a c a demi c env i r onment .T hey nd a dmi r a bl e t he a r c hi t ec t ur ei n gener a l-t hemi xofs ev er a ldi er ent s t y l es , butmos ta ta l l , t heyunder l i net ha tt heyenj oyt he opennes soft hes pa c e .T heyt hef eeloft hewi nda nd f r es ha i rc r os s i ngt hr ought hepa t ht ha tc onnec t st he f ount a i nwi t ht hemi r r orofwa t er .

T heyc omment edt ha t i nt hec i t yt heywer et r a v el i ngf r om, t her ei sahi ghl ev el ofpol l ut i on, c l os enes sa ndt r a ďŹƒc .

T heyf eel c omf or t a bl e i nCi t yL i f ebec a us et heyf eeli ti st heoppos i t et ot hei r or i gi npl a c e .

T heydonotl i k et hef enc esi nbet ween t he c or r i dorwhi c hs epa r a t est hepl a y gr ound,butt heys a y t heywi l lnotnot i c ei ti fwewoul dnota s kt hem t ha t ques t i on, bec a us ei twa st heques t i onwhi c hma k et hem t hi nka bouti t .

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Comment edWa l k : T our i s tPr ol es

Angel o| t our i s t | ma l e | 15 y ea r s ol d Hec ov er st hi spa t hof t ena shec omesher et os t udyi n t heopens pa c enea rt heCi t yL i f e .Her ea l yl i k est he c ombi na t i on off r ees pa c ea nd t her es t a ur a ntt her e , whi c hhef eel sa r ebenec i a lf ory oungs t er sa st heyc a n go t her ea nd ha ngout or meet wi t h ea c h ot her .

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Comment edWa l k : T our i s tPr ol es S t udent | t our i s t |f ema l e | 25 y ea r s ol d S hes a y si tt a k esherha l f a nhourt oa r r i v eherbyf oot , a nd s hec omesbec a us ea tt hepol est her ei snev eraf r eet a bl e -whi c hi sneededt owor kwi t hhergr oupf orherma s t er s t hes i s .

I nheropi ni ont hes pa c ei sabi toutof c ont e x t , but i twor k sa nds hel i k esi t .

E v er y onec r i t i c i z esi t , butt ome heri tdoesnotbot herher .

S hef eel st heI s os z a k i ' st oweri s f a nt a s t i c .

S hes a y st heOMAs t udi oha sdoneas t udyon t hei ma gesofMi l a n, a ndc or r es pondst ot he r s tt wo: a E ur opea ni ma geofMi l a nora sas uperc i t y ,s omet hi ng l i k et ha t .

Al t houghoutofc ont e x tf orI t a l y , s hebel i v esi t wor k sf orMi l a na ndi sv er yE ur opea n-s omet i ngonl y MI l a nc oul d pul lo. Al s o,s hef eel st her ei snot hi ng s pec i a la boutt hema l l ,butt hea r c hi t ec t ur ei sbea ut i f ul .

S hes a y si nt hec ent r a lpa r tofPi a z z oPa r c o,t hepubl i c s pa c esbet weent her es i denc esa nda l l ey sa r ea pa r tof t heHa di d’ sr es i denc es .I nheropi ni on,t her ewa st he i nt ent i onofr emol di ngt hem al i t t l e ,butt heydi dnot s uc c eed.F r om herownobs er v a t i on,s hes t a t esmos t peopl epa s sonl yf oraneedt oc r os st ogett oa not her des t i na t i onort ot a k et hei rdogout s i de .

E mi l i o |Mi l a nr es i dent|ma l e |40 y ea r sol d Hei st hes ec ur i t ygua r dt her e ,a ndha sbeenwor k i ng t her et hepa s t3y ea r s .Hec omesher eda i l ya ndl ov eshi s j ob bec a us e oft he t hr ee t ower senc or por a t ed wi t h publ i cl i f ewhi c hma k est hi spl a c ea l i v e .

Het ol dust ha ti t i sonl yi nt heda y t i met ha thel ov est os eet hea r eai nt he ni ght l i f ei snott ha tgooda speopl egetdr unka ndma k e mes s .

I ti shi sr es pons i bi l i t yt oma k et heml ea v ea ndc l os e t hewhol ea r eaby2a ma si ti sapr i v a t ea r eaus edbyt he publ i c .

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Comment edWa l k : Res i dentPr ol es Gr egor | r es i dent | ma l e | 50 y ea r s ol d Hedes c r i beshow wel lhef eel swa l k i ngont hehuge pedes t r i a na r eabec a us ei ti sf r eeofc a r s .

Hei snotf r om I t a l ybutheha sbeenl i v i ngi nMi l a ns i nc e1998a ndhe r emember s how t he a r ea wa s a nd how t he t r a ns f or ma t i onha sma det hi ss pa c emor eenj oy a bl ea nd a t t r a c t i v e .

Hel i k esa smuc ha spos s i bl et owa l kus i ngt hi s pl a c ea spa r tofhi sda i l yj our ney .Hee x pr es s est ha the f eel sr el a x edwhenhei swa l k i ngt her e-s omet i meshe s t opst os i tj us tt owa t c hot herpeopl ec r os s .

Hel i k est he gr eens pa c es , a ndhewoul dpr ef ert ha tt her ewer emor e .

Hedoesnotl i k et oomuc ht hema s s i v ebui l di ngs .He t hi nk st ha tt hi ss pa c ei spubl i c .

Ri go | r es i dent | ma l e | 20 y ea r s ol d Hei sas t udentof Pol i t ec ni c odi Mi l a n.

Heof t ent a k est hi s pa t hbec a us ehel i k est owa l kt hr ought her e .Hes a i d i ti st hemos ts t i mul a t i ngpl a c ei nt hea r eat os pends ome t i me a nd t he mos ti mpor t a nt l a ndma r ki n t he nei ghbour hood,buta l s oi soneoft hemos ti mpor t a nt ort hec i t y .Hef eel si ti sapubl i cpa r k ;hel i k est he onef gr eena r ea , t hea bs enc eofc a r sa ndt hef eel i ngofs a f et y a ndc ommuni t y .

L uc y |r es i dent | f ema l e | 30 y ea r s ol d S hec omesher eof t en,t wi c eada ywhens hewa l k sher dogsf orwor k .

S hel i k est hes pa c eal ot , a nds hel i k est ha t t hec hi l dr en' sa r eai sc l os ed, bec a us eus ua l l yt her ea r es o ma nypeopl ewhodr i nkbeer , s mok e .

Al s o, s hel i k est he c l os ur ebec a us et her ea r edogsnea r by .

T ohers hel i k es t hi sa r eabec a us ei ti squi eta ndbea ut i f ul , a nds omet i mes s pendsherf r eet i meher ea ndgoesf orac offee .I nher opi ni on,t henega t i v et hi ngsa r et hef a c tt ha tt heri sno dog a r ear ea l l y-j us tas ma l lonewi t h no f a c i l i t i es .

Howev er a sawhol es heenj oy si t , a ndnot est ha tt hes ma l v i l l a sa r e“ v er yni c e ” .

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S i gnor a|Mi l a nr es i dent|f ema l e|60y ea r sol d S hedoes n’ tl i k et hi sa r ea ,a ndc oment sont he“ s hi p” s ha peoft hehous es .S heha sa nani t yf ort hel i ber t y s t y l ei ns t ea doft hemoder n,a ndc omment st ha tt he mos tbea t uf ula r eai st heonet owa r dsCor s oMa gent a .

T henf orc ha r i t yIdon' tdi s l i k et hemoder n.S hedoes n’ t l i k et heAl l i a nzt owera ndf eel si ti st oc ol d, “ v er yc ol d” .

S hea l s os a y st her ea r epl a c esf ul lofs k y s c r a per sl i k e Duba ia ndwoul dnev ergot her e .S hes a y si nt r msof gr ens pa c ei ti sabea ut i f uls a pc e ,butnoti nt er msof c ons t r uc t i on a nd t he s hoppi ng c ent er .Mi l a n ha s i mpr ov edal ot ,i tha sbec omemor ebea ut i f ul ,muc h mor ebea ut i f ul a ndc l ea n.

S hes t a t es ,“ I f onet hi nk sa bout t hes ebui l di ngs , onet hi nk soft hehous esa sas omewha t el i t i s ta r ea , butf ort hos ewhol i v ei nt hea r eai ti sa l s oa publ i cs pa c e-t hec omer c i a lc ent era nddoga r ea s .

ButI nev ergo.

I t ' st hes ec ondt i meI ' v ec ome .

Buts i nc er el yi fI wa ntagr eens pa c eI got oPa r c oS empi one .

Her ea r ef our benc hes , i t ' snott hebes t .

T heydi di tbec a us et heyha dt o doi t ,i t ' snotl i k et her ei st hi sgr een,t hi si sak i ndof r enementoft hes pa c eputi nt hi st hi ng, butni c e . ”

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Comment edWa l k : Res i dentPr ol es

Ra ga z z a |t our i s t |f ema l e |30 y ea r s ol d S hec omesher ec oc c a s i ona l l y ,f r om herr es i denc et o r ea c ht hema r k eti ns i de .I ti sabea ut i f ul s pa c et oher , a nd s hes a y ss hebr ea t hess omet hi ngmoder na nda tt he s a met i meha r moni ous .S hec ompa r esi tt oot herl a r ge c i t i ess heha sl i v edi n,a nd“ ha sa l wa y sbeenper pl e x ed” a boutt hec ombi na t i onofmoder na ndc ont empor a r y a r c hi t ec t ur e .

I ns t ea dt he r s tt i mewhens hec a meher e s hewa spl ea s a nt l ys ur pr i s edbya r c hi t ec t ur et ha tdoes notbor e .

S het hi nk st hes pa c ei s ne , a ndwhens hegoes a l ongt hi spa t hs hes eespeopl e-al otof c hi l dr enpl a y i ng a nd peopl er ea di ng.S hes a i ds henev ernot i c ed a ny nega t i v ea s pec t s .S hea l s onot edt ha ts hes t udi es ne a r t sa ndf oundi tv er yi nt er es t i ngt ha tt heyt r i edt oma k e amus eum ofc ont empor a r ya r tout door s ,whi c hs he ea tf ort hi ss pa c e . t hi nk si sgr

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I NT E RPRET AT I ON

T hr oughgat he r i ngi nv or mat i onf r omt hei nt e r v i e ws , i t i si mpor t ant aspl anne r sand r e s e ar c he r st oi nt e r pr e t t hedat a.

Whi l ei nt e r pr e t at i ngt hedat aweac k nowl e dget hat our c onc l us i ons r s t pas st hr oughour pe r s onal bi asorl t e r .

Howe v e r , weal s or e c ogni z et hat our i nt e pr e t at i onf r omt hes t andpoi nt of r e s e ar c he r sand pl anne r si sne c c e s ar y , ast ak i ngt hei nt e r v i e we e sans we r sat f ac e v al uec anbequi t ebanal f or t hepur pos e sof our s t udy .

I nt er pr et i ngt hei nt er v i ewr es pons es T het our i s tr es pons esgener a l l yl ea nedt owa r dsa na ffini t yf ort hea r ea .

T hi sma k es s ens ea sma nyoft hem t r a v el l edt her ei nt ent i ona l l ya sades t i na t i on-t y pi c a l l yf or l ei s ur eors t udy .Ast hi ss pa c ei si nt endedt obeapubl i cs pa c edur i ngt heda y , t hes e a r et heus er swhogi v ev a l uet ot hi si nt ent i ont ha tt hepl a nner sha dwhenc r ea t i ngi t .

Al s ot hei ra ns wer ss eemedt odr a woutt hepos i t i v e-ma y bet hi si sduet ot hem bei ng i nanews pa c e , ona na dv ent ur e?A gener a l i nt er na l upl i f t edmoodf ort heus erc oul d l ea dt or es pons est ha ta r el ook i ngf or “ t hegood” i nt hes pa c e .

T our i s t sa l s oha v et opul l f r om t hei ri ma gi na t i ona st heya r ea s k edc er t a i nques t i ons bec a us et hei re x per ei nc eoft hea r eai sl i mi t ed.

F ore x a mpl e , Angel o( 15y ea rol d t our i s t ) s ugges t st hes pa c ec oul dbegoodf ory oungs t er sbec a us eoft heopena r ea .

Hema ynotha v edonet hi shms el f , buthei spul l i ngf r om hi si ma gi na t i ona sa15y ea r ol dt heps os i bl i t i es .

I nr ea l i t y , t hi sma ynotbepr a c t i c a l -es pec i a l l yc ons i der i ngt he r es pons esf r om r es i dent swhos eem t oha v eadi s da i nf ory oungv i s i t or swhot endt o bec omedi s r upt i v et ot hea r ea .

Asf ort her es i dent s , t hei rl t er senc ompa s smor ee x per i enc eofnotonl yt ha ta r ea s pec ic a l l y , buta l s oMi l a ni ngener a l .

T hei ra ns wer ss eem t onotbea sa ffec t edby t hei rc ur r entmood, a st heya r ef a mi l i a rwi t ht hea r ea , a ndt hebi a ss t emsmor ef r om a hol i s t i ce x per i enc eoft hes pa c e .

T heyha v ee x per i enc edi ta tdi f er entt i mesoft heda y , wi t nes s eddi ffer entt y pesofus er soft hes pa c e , a nda l s oc a nr ef er enc ei t s t r a ns f or a mt i ont hr oughouthi s t or y .

Howev er , ev enwi t ht hepr i v el egeofa c c es s i ngt hes pa c emor et ha nt our i s t s , i ts houl d benot edt ha tourques t i onss eemedt opr ov ok et houghtt ha tf r om t ehr es i dent s , t ha t t heyha dma y benota s k edt hems el v esi ndept h.

S uc ha s“ wha tdoy oudi s l i k ea bout t hes pa c e . ” Bec a us ef ors omet a r get st heyha dmuc ht os a ya boutwha tt heyl i k ed, a nd t hena ns wer edwha tt heydi s l i k eda f t ergi v i ngi tmor et hought .

T hi ss ugges t st ha tof c our s et hi ss pa c ei snotper f ec t , a ndus er sa r ewi l l i ngt ous et hes pa c ei ns pi t eofs ome di s l i k es .

T her ei saba l a nc e-f ore x a mpl ewi l l i ngt oa c c eptt hegi a ntt ower sa nd c ommer i c a l a r eai nor dert oga i ne x per i nc eoft heopengr eens pa c es .

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T he r ear et wot he me sof t hes pac et hat wehav enot i c e d: T hepubl i cs pac ei sus e di nac onv e nt i onal waywhi l et hepr i v at e , c l os e ds pac eof t he s hoppi ngc e nt e r i sus e df or what i t i snot , ani nc onv e ni e nt me e t i ngs pac e .

Anox y mor onof “ P ubl i cP r i v at e ”s pac eus e .

T hi sox y mor oni ss howni nphy s i c al e l e me nt swi t ht heus eof f e nc e sar oundpubl i cs pac e s .

Of c our s et he yar ei nt e nde df or publ i cus e , but ps y c hol ogi c al l yf e nc e ss i gnal “ pr i v at e ”us e .

T hi sc onc e pt i sal s odi s pl ay e di nt heme nt al i t yof s omeof t her e s i de nt s .T her e s i de nt shav e t hepr i v e l e dget ous et hes pac epubl i c l yandpr i v at e l y .

Howe v e r , dur i i ngt heour swhe nt he ar e ai spubl i c , t heme nt al i t yof t her e i s de nt si st hat of di s dai nf or t hear e ast hat f ac i l i t at e t hi ss uc hast hec omme r c i al ar e as .

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