To continue to remain accepted in the current social society you live in today you have to follow a certain set of social norms throughout your life, most of the time you do without even realize it. In addition to being followed, social norms are broken every day around you at all different levels, some harmless and some more serious and punishable like theft. Since moving to Santa Barbara and experiencing life here now, in school and outside of class, I have really grown to love the beautiful scenic and friendly atmosphere that comes out here with the excessive palm trees in the streets filled with enthusiastic young students who adapt to the new college finally feel and experience the possibility of living away from home on their own. I've definitely noticed a lot of new changes from when I was home in Berkeley, California, where I grew up all my life, realizing that social norms seem to change a little as I travel south. One stark difference I noticed when I first moved here is the decline in disabled homeless people in the city asking for change or money, which seemed like a normal social norm back home. In Berkeley I took the Bart Track to San Francisco every week to go to school and rarely went a day without encountering all kinds of people everywhere asking for help and offering something for sale. I've noticed that here in Santa Barbara the community is much wealthier and doesn't seem to be exposed to as much poverty every day as you might experience in a big city. I began to wonder what the reaction would be if I chose to break the social norm by loitering around campus and downtown Isle Vista asking for money or help. I decided to try this experiment with a few different types of… paper halves… I would only try asking adults who looked to be at least thirty years old. I noticed a very different reaction between age groups and most of the people I approached were very thoughtful and concerted. I was offered money almost 4 times out of the 10 or so adults I asked in a short period of time. This was a huge leap compared to only two or three gestures performed so far during the entire experiment. Of course I denied everyone the money and continued to explain what I was trying to accomplish. I believe if I had been a few years older and looked the part of an older adult, my reactions from them might not have been so generous, but I wouldn't have known that unless tested. I was really surprised by the difference in the help offered between the two age groups. I imagine someone's social norms must change as they get older and perhaps feel obligated to help a child in need.