Quirks, what are they for?

Today I found myself constantly watching people’s behaviour. I get annoyed quickly by the repetitive nature of their quirks.

Is it weird to find weird things weird? Yea…good question.

Like the other day when we were having lunch, some people were talking with each other, like we people normally do. This guy had a plate with a fork and a knife on it and he was talking with someone next to him. Suddenly I notice he just starts rearranging his fork and knife on the plate, then he continues the conversation as if nothing ever happens.

Why did he do that? What’s it for? What use does it have to pick something up and place it down two inches further?

Quirks are strange. So many questions and possible answers come to mind when thinking this through. Although, come to think of it, why am I even trying to uncover the truth behind something that silly? I guess it’s human nature; the curiosity of it all.

Some people like tea. Half of them want the tea to soak for some time, the other half just want you to carefully dip it in the water. What’s with this difference? So many different kind of ways to make tea and I really don’t understand why people make a fuss about it.

Or that common quirk where someone has to stir a specific amount of time in their cup before they think it’s perfect to drink, or when someone has to peel the bread off their bread before eating it…what’s the use? Why do they do it?

People have such strange habits. Though looking at it and wondering about it does give you some insight into humans. We all have our own quirks so I guess it’s OK to be strange.

S.P. van der Lee