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Julalak Boonleerawat

Professor Santosh Khadka

English 113A TuTh

9 April 201

E!"eptional "ases of Shopping #all and $a"e%ook not %eing Third Pla"e

People in this "entur& ha'e nothing #u"h #ore than go to work and then go

%a"k ho#e( This is %asi" routine that #ost people are fa#iliar with( )o#e is "onsidered as the

first pla"e* sin"e it is the literall& %e the pri#ar& area in whi"h nor#al people spend their life

ti#e then the& ha'e to do so#ething for li'ing* so the se"ond pla"e or work pla"e "o#es up(

Those two pla"es "ontain a lot of things that we ha'e to %e responsi%le %e for( At ti#es* %oth of

the# "ause people se'ere stress* #oreo'er it see#s 'er& hard to do well in %oth offi"e and

ho#e( Sol'ing this pro%le#* indi'iduals look for a transitional pla"e+spa"e whi"h help the#

transfer rapidl& fro# what we ha'e %een through to other positions( This spa"e "alled ,Third

pla"e-( A""ording to .a& /den%urg * there are "hara"teristi"s of third pla"e* the& are neutral

ground* le'eler* "on'ersation* a""essi%ilit& and a""o##odation* regulars* low profile* pla&ful

#ood* and ho#e awa& fro# ho#e( ithout awareness of those "hara"teristi"s* so#e spa"es are

"onsidered as a third spa"es superfi"iall& "ausing #isunderstanding( The o%'ious e!a#ple of

ph&si"al and digital spa"es whi"h look like third pla"es* %ut a"tuall& the& are not are shopping

#alls and $a"e%ook( a"king of three i#portant "hara"teristi"s* neutral ground* le'eler* and

pla&ful #ood* %oth shopping #all and $a"e%ook are not a third spa"es* %e"ause the& do not ha'e

%oundar& %etween the first and the se"ond pla"es* eualit& to a""ess* and pla&ful #ood

en"ourage#ent(

The ke& of %eing transitional spa"es are %eing isolated fro# the pla"es whi"h generate

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hardships in life( A""ording to .a& /den%urg 419995* he states that ,A third pla"e #ust %e

separated fro# the first pla"e or se"ond pla"e* and that it does not reuire one to perfor# as if

the& are in their ho#e or work arena 4p( 225(- To %e a third pla"e* spa"es should help

indi'iduals6 #ind set get awa& fro# their serious issues generated %& their work and ho#e(

7nfortunatel&* there is no %oundar& %etween the first and the se"ond spa"es* %e"ause things fro#

the first and the se"ond pla"es usuall& ha'e so#ething to do with indi'iduals6 shopping and

using $a"e%ook* #oreo'er the& ha'e a great i#pa"t on their de"isions( The #ain purpose

going to the #all for #ost people is to shop( 8f &ou look at &our shopping %eha'ior "arefull&* &ou

will find that #ost of things that we %u& is to ser'e workpla"e and ho#e( $or e!a#ple* we %u&

new "lothes for wearing to work* new furniture to de"orate ho#e or offi"e* and new te"hnolog&

de'i"es for support our work and entertain at ho#e( These shows that %oth first and se"ond pla"e

get in'ol'ed in dire"tl&* #oreo'er the& are the i#portant fa"tors that "ontrol our shopping

de"isions( $or e!a#ple* when 8 went to the #all to %u& a "o#puter* there were a lot of "hoi"es*

%ut what #ade #e take an a"tion toward the one that 86# using now was ne"essit& for a"ade#i"

and finan"ial support fro# #& fa#il&( 8 had to "hose the "o#puter with a%ilit& to support #&

a"ade#i" field( As 86# a student in ine#a of Tele'ision Arts #a:or* 8 had to %u& the "o#puter

that work well in editing 'ideo and "reating ani#ation* whereas 8 had to "onsider a%out

a%ilit& to afford it fro# #one& that was sent fro# #& parents( 8 "ouldn6t %u& whate'er 8 wanted(

Si#ilar to $a"e%ook* stuffs fro# work pla"e and ho#e are alwa&s there( ;ou "an find people

who alwa&s "o#plain a%out their life on $a"e%ook easil& on &our ti#eline( E'en &ou don6t want

to know* the& are still there and &ou "an6t help %ut see it as &ou s"roll down( Another "ase

is #ore intense( So#e people "an easil& %e %anded fro# their post on $a"e%ook( Although we all

ha'e a right to post an& thing we want on $a"e%ook* %ut the truth that the& ha'e to a""ept is it

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would ne'er go awa&( E'en the& ha'e alread& deleted* it "an still "ause negati'e effe"t in the

future( A""ording to Jessi"a Eli<a%eth* a %artender at a high=end hi"ago night"lu%( Posted a

status on her personal $a"e%ook page a%out ,one ra"e of people- %eing ,in"o#petent and

disgusting- "ost her :o%( These show that shopping #all and $a"e%ook are una%le to %e neutral

ground* %e"ause the& are alwa&s affe"ted %& the first and se"ond pla"e in su"h a wa& that we

"an6t help %ut a""ept it(

Pla"es "an not %e "onsidered as a third pla"e when the& "hoose to ser'e onl& parti"ular

groups of people( A""ording to .a& /den%urg 419995* he states that ,Third pla"e #ust %e

a""essi%le to the general pu%li"( 8t does not set for#al "riteria of #e#%ership and e!"lusion

4p(2>5-( Both shopping #all and $a"e%ook o%'iousl& don6t #eet this "hara"teristi"( ?alls are

pla"es that are "reated to sell produ"ts and ser'i"es( To run %usiness for the %est satisfa"tion for

"usto#ers* #alls pro'ide se"urit& and so#e regulations whi"h so#eti#es turn to %e e!"lusion for

so#e people( To pro'e that this state#ent is true* think a%out ho#eless( )ow #an& ti#e &ou see

ho#eless in shopping #all@ onl& 'er& few of the# are a%le to sneak inside shopping #all*

%e"ause there are se"urit& guards in all entran"es( ot e'er& ho#eless har#s people or "auses

da#ages( The& ha'e a right to go e'er&where the& want* %ut sadl& the& "an6t a""ess shopping

#alls( Another "ase is pet prohi%ition( Pets whi"h are "onsidered as a fa#il& #e#%er for so#e

people are not allowed to go inside #ost stores %& %eing afraid of "ausing da#ages and ger#

4A pi"ture of ani#al prohi%ition sign in front of Tea

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4espe"iall& in the areas whi"h sell food5( This regulation

%lo"ks not onl& pet* %ut also pet owners so#eti#es* %e"ause

the& "an not lea'e their pet inside the "ar alone* therefore

the& will not freuent those areas( E'en now there are

pet friendl& stores* the& are still not widespread( ?alls are

pla"es whi"h do set the "riteria to spe"iali<e so#e group of people( $or e!a#ple* looking at the

#alls6 parking lot* there are spa"es that are reser'ed onl& for 8P #e#%ership( E'en on a %us&

weekend whi"h e'er&one lines up for parking* %ut spa"es for 8P #e#%ership are still e#pt&

waiting for ,er& 8#portant Person- to park there( Another well known "ase is ost"o* a

#e#%ership=onl& store( ost"o pro'ides good deal of wholesale* %ut it is a""essi%le onl& for

#e#%ership( e "annot :ust walk in to %u& whate'er we want without #e#%ership there and

there is no free #e#%ership( A""ording to C(E( #iller* he pro'ides infor#ation a%out ost"o

#e#%ership that ,to get a""ess to that kind of pri"ing D there6s a "ost to :ust get in the door(

ost"o #e#%erships range fro# FF 4per household5 to 110 4for the e!e"uti'e plan* whi"h has

a 2G ki"k%a"k5(- And he also answers the popular uestion fro# "usto#er a%out free

#e#%ership that ,7nfortunatel&* there is no free ost"o #e#%ership* da& pass* guest pass* or

trial period where &ou "an walk up to the door and get so#e kind of #agi" wrist%and for a da&*

or so#ething(- This #ean people who is not their #e#%ership are "onsidered as e!"lusion to

a""ess this spa"e( Si#ilar to $a"e%ook* not e'er&one "an a""ess $a"e%ook( A""ording to Ti#

$i<si#ons* , >(> %illion people in the world still don6t ha'e internet a""ess-* so the& are una%le to

a""ess $a"e%ook( So#e people #a& suggest the# to use free pu%li" internet* it works %ut not in

all "ases( Although so#e ha'e internet* it doesn6t #ean $a"e%ook is a'aila%le for the#(

A""ording to $lare* ,so#e so"ial #edias like Twitter and $a"e%ook are %anned in hina- as it is"onsidered as politi"all& sensiti'e* so e'en people in hina ha'e %oth "o##uni"ation de'i"es

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and internet* the& "an6t a""ess $a"e%ook an&wa&(

Shopping #all and $a"e%ook see#s to %e spa"es for ha'ing fun and rela!ing* %ut at ti#es

the& "ause people #ore stress( Shopping #alls are not spa"es for people who do not ha'e #one&(

8t is the pla"e "reated to ser'e "apitalis# and o%:e"ti'is# "&"le( Spending ti#e in shopping #all

in"reases de#and of %u&ing( The #ore the& go there* the greater their de#and* the #ore #one&

the& ha'e to earn to please the#sel'es( 8t is not eas& to go to there and lea'e with onl& what &ou

"a#e to %u&( The te#ptation to see is alwa&s present and often leads to %u&ing things that are not

ne"essar&( Keeping a #onthl& %udget is %e"o#ing in"reasingl& diffi"ult to go to the #all( ith

all sales and spe"ials designed to te#pt %u&ers* sa& ,no- %e"o#es 'er& diffi"ult( The thing is not

e'er&one "an afford their de#ands( There are two wa&s that people "hoose to response to their

de#and* first is restrain the#sel'es( Hue to this de"ision so#eti#es the& "annot help feeling

inferior and pla&ful #ood is taken awa&( The se"ond is following their hearts %u&ing what the&

want( E'en the& see# to %e pla&ful* %ut deep down the& know what the& ha'e to fa"e at the end

of the #onth( hen the %ills "all for the# to pa&( $ro# the word ,Pla&ful- will %e turned to

,Pa&full- i##ediatel&( Pla&ful #ood "an not %e "reated in %oth first and se"ond de"isions(

$or $a"e%ook* think a%out how #an& "hildren were %ullied in there( A""ording to resear"h

fro# we%site o %ull&ing("o#* the& state that I$ro# &outh polled* FG of the# use fa"e%ook

and F>G of those e!perien"ed "&%er%ull&ingI( This stud& shows that $a"e%ook whi"h see#s to

%e a pla"e to share good #o#ents with others is often a%used and it does not gi'e pla&ful #ood

like #an& think it does(

So#e people #a& "onsider shopping #all and $a"e%ook as a third pla"e( 8 do not sa&

the& are wrong( As long as* shopping #all and $a"e%ook #ake the# feel %etter fro# things the&

ha'e %een through( ot e'er&one fa"es the sa#e pro%le#( $or instan"e* so#e people ha'e a%ilit&

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to pa& for whate'er the& want* so the& #a& not feel inferior and shopping %e"o#e pla&ful

a"ti'it& for the#* or the& #a& lea'e in free "ountr& like 7S whi"h e'er&one has freedo# to

a""ess an& we%site( But if &ou think that %oth shopping #all and $a"e%ook are &our third pla"e

and there are an&ti#e that &ou e!perien"e the situations that 8 talk a%out and it gi'es &ou a hard

ti#e( ;ou should uestion &ourself that are the& the true third pla"e for &ou@ Are there an& other

pla"e that "an ser'e &ou %etter@

ot e'er&pla"e is a%le %e "onsidered as a third pla"e( Third pla"e should %e the

transitional pla"e that #akes people "al# down %efore going to the ne!t position( a"king of

so#e "hara"teristi"s like neutral ground* le'eler and pla&ful #ood* Coing to #alls and using

$a"e%ook do not help people feel %etter* instead the& e#phasi<e ineualit&* %ring #ore pressure*

and gather stuffs fro# %oth workpla"e and ho#e( 8t is 'er& i#portan"e for e'er&one to "hoose

third pla"es pre"isel& as it is the spa"e that we trust for taking rests and %ringing pea"e %a"k fro#

"o#ple!it& of life( The ke& of happiness depends on how well we "an transfer oursel'es to adapt

rapidl& %etween the first and the se"ond pla"es( To #o'e on effe"ti'el&* we need the right

"harger to rea"h the su""essful life whi"h is right at our finger tips(

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