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Why are people like this?

Is it me or no?
I find myself gazing at people on the streets of downtown mpls on my breaks at work & noticing the most craziest, odd, strange people. Not that I'm a shut in from a dark black cave somewhere in the hills... sometimes I can find beauty in these people and then others just suck the beauty right out of it. I'm talking about the loud, abnoctious people who feel they have to be heard, or the parents with there children who are yelling like mad loons just a drop kick away from knocking there children out. Or better yet, how about the random people who approach you and ask you for a cigerette? Oh my gawd, I delibretly bring one out with me just because they are like vultures. I would love to try this... the next person who asks me for money or a cigerette... how about I fall to the ground, start shaking and scream out obsenitys? Maybe a slow crawl after them while on the ground as well... Then you have the people who roll backwards on there wheelchairs (I'm assuming its because there arms are tired), smoking a cigerette in one hand and reading in the other. The skateboarders doing there tricks and flips off our cement seats and rails & watching other people either whisper to there friends about how dangerous it is or our security goes and chases the poor kids out. You have the everyday bumbs that sit at there usual spot (again assuming this is probily a good spot for the random walker who gives lots of change). You cant ignore the real crazys, I mean the real full fledge escaped from the mad house crazys... these ones I think are the most interesting ones to watch... they have that odd walk, and that all of a sudden yell and twitch and they look down.. hairs messy and there pants are short & always looks so pissed (I wonder why, right?). These people would be great to have a conversation with on a boring day at work! Theres the man across the street with a trumpet that plays ALL DAY just so you can throw a few pennys into his case. He messes up sometimes but for the most part it sounds very nice! Its almost refreshing to hear it on a sunny day.
Then you have the scariest of them all... the robots! People in suits for the most part walking straight ahead, no nudge, no eye blink... no eye contact... just straight ahead marching like little soldiers. Dont get me wrong I have to suit it up every once and a while but I'm not a robot... Nor can I evolve into one. Its just so annoying to me, these miserable scared people. To frightend to look around them and see whats going on or speak untill there at there cubicle again. Why does this happen? I want to make sure I dont become this way!
So is it me or no? Can you just walk past people and not give another thought or do you walk away asking yourself "what the hell"?