nosy by nature

People are so nosy. It comes so natural to us. And it shows itself in many different ways and in many different situations. Here are a few I could think of:

• The curiosity effect - This is the annoying one where people in their nosiness need to look and see what happened in a car accident, slowing down traffic. It's the reason the eastbound side of a highway is backed up when there's an accident on the westbound side. People just need to know what happened and how serious it is.
• Crowding around - This is when crowds start forming around a fight or something like that. People need to gather around so they can hear what the argument is over and to watch the fight.
• The ambulance chasers - This is my brother all the way. These are the people who have never heard a siren they didn't chase after!
• Prying around - This is when people pry around at a friend's place or office to see what's around. These are the people who go through their friends medicine cabinet.
• The Minnie - That was my next door neighbor as a kid. She always seemed to know our business, because she spied on us. We all have at least one. If you can't think of one, maybe it's you.
• The Myspace/Facebook effect - If you have one, admit it, you've peeked around at friends' pages and such trying to get the scoop on what they're up to. I admit, I'm guilty.

Let's face it, nosiness comes natural to us. We're nosy by nature.