Voyeuristic?

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^same here. especially when there's a lot of them, and PDA.
we have quite a few nice parks here, thank goodness i don't live in a big city.

Hmmm to be honest I really enjoy animal-watching too. I've had dozens of fish tanks from marine to reptiles and I enjoys zoos a lot too.. although i'd rather see animals free and if it was up to me i would set them all free, but it is still quite fascinating to be able to watch and learn these animal's behavior... it can be even more fun than people-watching.

Is there any difference there, tho? Getting our kicks watching animals interact with other animals and with nature compared to humans interacting with other humans and nature.. I think both are pretty awesome.

There used to be this controversial thing called human zoo attractions in major zoos in Germany and Belgium (probably others) in the 1800's, mostly african people with exceptionally differing features from the local population and people would absolutely marvel at them. After a while it was considered racist and inhumane and they got rid of those.

They were not caged up or enslaved... they were paid for living in an enclosure during the day and doing whatever they do... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_zoo

I think it's actually not an outrageous concept... If I could make a living sitting in an enclosure 8 hours a day for people to look at me and observe my behaviors I would totally do it.. at least for a couple months.. i'm sure thousands of other people would do it too.

I think if someone started human zoos today in a non-racist and non-derogatory way, it would be pretty huge... being able to observe unusual specimens of human... even if they pay them $20/hr for 8 hours, they would stand to make a killing on tickets.

...I wouldn't be surprised if some viewer were aspies. Aspie curiosity is magic!

A great deal of my fascination with movies and pictures seems to stem from this. The potential I have for vicariousity is, judging from others compared to myself, far above average.

Never.
I'd much rather be daydreaming.

Had to put yes, but it's hardly ever. In our music library, three storeys above ground level we'd sometimes blast music which no-one down there could hear as they walked past the university union building, so we'd occasionally watch them move to our soundtrack. It was little more interesting than the music on its own though.

Another time a lass in an apartment opposite the building a party of us were in started getting changed. Everyone's had one of those though. It's a little amusing but it's one that can only exist if shared.

Can't think of any other instances although I do follow a few people's online tracks because they're so unintentionally funny.

I can watch our hens or tortoises for long whiles and be more interested in them than people.

I think it has to do with with observing how people socialize and stuff, since a lot of us are lacking in that. Usually I'm oblivious to others around me. But sometimes i study people, like at a restaurant.

Sometimes, but not because I'm lonely.