This morning, I was buying coffee from butler. I already got my order and waiting for my latte and the cashier was helping the customers behind me. Then I the cashier put out a coffee in front of the customer behind me, I thought that coffee was mine, so i go forward and grabbed it, but the cashier told me that was not for me. and the customer was also pretty annoyed by what I am doing. I think their facial expression really made me feel bad. But I also need to realize that sometimes I just need to judge the situation better. Like if the cashier put the coffee in front of them, I can ask whether that is for them or for me instead of getting in front of their space. People all assume a certain area of space that is for them, so if I get too close, they will of course feel uncomfortable. If I am getting close, I can notice them that I am getting here or say excuse me so they have an expectation and see a legitimate reason for me to do so.
Also, I don’t need to be too caught up in what other people think or perceive me. Sometimes their reaction to my behavior is how they learnt reaction to someone else who fits into their category of perceived behavior. So I can also at the same time know people’s attitude toward a certain kind of behavior
