The public space I chose to record was a food court located at Scarborough Town Center (STC).  Food courts are considered public spaces because it is open and accessible to the public regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, age and financial status.  Everyone is allowed to enter or leave whenever they feel like it whether to eat, talk or simply just rest. Food courts are great places to eat because it is so convenient and fast.  Therefore I wanted to record a food court because I believe nobody has ever paid attention to the surrounding of a food court as people leave right away when they finish their meals.  
I decided to record the food court at around 6:30pm because this is the busiest time when most people come and eat dinner.  I stationed my recording device instead of patrolling around the food court to capture the sound at a specific location.  In the recording you are able to hear lots of chattering among the people and in some sections you can hear cooking in the background.  Finally there are also sounds of utensils being thrown and trays being put away.         


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