等 waiting

等，是需要有一定的能耐。

在这个每人都“有机在手”的时代，几乎所有人在等候他人时，都会不期然的刷看手机银幕上的信息或视频；除非当时忘了带手机出门！

在没有网际网络的年代，在等待的时候，除了看看书本杂志以外，也只能四处张望，毫无目的的扫描远近的个个事物。多数人会尽量避免与陌生人四目相对，以免发生不必要的误会！

How to spend idle time when waiting for something?

In this time of age, almost all will inevitably whip out their handphone, and start scrolling through the screen. Unless, of course, the handphone had been inadvertently left at home! (which is almost a disaster by itself).