O que significa "loitering"?

Imagine you're in one of the hallways of a hospital when you bump into a sign that says "no loitering". What would you think that means if you'd never heard of that word before? Loitering means to stand or act aimlessly and idly. In simpler words, it means to do absolutely nothing, to remain in a place wasting your time with nothing to do. The reason people hang signs saying "no loitering" at certain places is that it is inconvenient [and even illegal in some situations] to have people hanging around. Just imagine how bad it can be for people at a hospital to have to walk down the hallways having to deal with so many people in the way. It is irritating and it could even be dangerous for people who are there for an emergency. So that sign reminds you that if you have nothing to do at the hospital, you should immediately leave.

"No loitering" signs can be found in many other places besides hospitals. But while loitering can be considered illegal in those areas, there are many places where you can go to when you have absolutely nothing to do. For example, a lot of people spend many hours of their time loitering around shops without actually buying anything. They're just there existing, maybe only window shopping, but with nothing important to do. When teenagers are bored, they usually get together to loiter around the neighborhood, maybe they go to a park where they can sit and talk. On Twitter, I saw someone saying that after reading a sign saying "no loitering", he realized he was loitering his way through life. That's an exaggerated way he found to say that maybe he's not been doing anything important in his life. Maybe he's unemployed and has a lot of spare time to be filled with loitering. That's it for today guys. And it's okay if you want to loiter around my blog. There's a lot more to see. Take care!