A strange sight at the airport

A young woman walked into the waiting area at Tampa Airport’s Gate D. About fifty people sat in airport chairs. Half those waiting were men.

The woman was 30, maybe 32. She was tall, her hair dark, and she filled her jeans and her white blouse. Quite an attractive woman.

I watch people. All people, not just attractive women in jeans that fit well.

Here’s the strange thing: Not one other man looked up. The young woman walked to the airline counter, talked with someone there, and then walked a semi-circle through the waiting area and into the terminal where there were shops. She walked around all the seated men and women.

Again, not one man looked up. About half the men were with wives or girlfriends. Most of the men were looking at their cell phones. Not one man looked up. Not one.

Are American men afraid to give an appreciative look at an attractive woman? Are American men so stuck to their electronic devices, they don’t even see attractive women?

It was a strange thing to witness.