Thread: i'm getting stared at lot lately

It's a funny old world, isn't it.
My blond, very pale skinned, 6'4" nephew noticed the same thing when he was working in some indigenous communities.

We don't notice it much now, or just don't care, but
When we first got the kids we would notice when we pulled up somewhere & 5 Aboriginal kids piled out of car calling a white couple Mum & Dad we would get some strange looks.
Used to **** SWMBO off but didn't worry me.
I think some, a lot, of people have trouble with anything that is outside the normal.
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by Saitch

It's a funny old world, isn't it.
My blond, very pale skinned, 6'4" nephew noticed the same thing when he was working in some indigenous communities.

when I was in Japan we would get people standing behind us whilst another tried to take pics. So sprung a few,
got some school kids harr h me and asked for my autograph, they wee on an english lesson excursion, so i signed it with a drawering of a kangeroo, that stuffed the little terrors. When they asked what's you name. I replied Mario. the hole group had shocked and dumfounded expressions. When l said "like Super Nintendo", they all smiled and got exited.

One of my nieces and her hubby both have Aboriginal heritage. They have three sons, one fair skinned, one medium and the youngest, quite dark.
The young fella taunts his older, pale brother with terms such as 'Honky'.
I did mention to the young bloke that his brother was quite a bit bigger and stronger than he was and he replied 'Yea, but 'e can't catch me, ay!'

Their mum, who is fair and blond, does get some looks from people when she is with the boys.
I can walk around with her and no one notices. I can walk around with her hubby, who is obviously indigenous, and no one notices. However, if they walk around together, a lot of people notice.
A matter of perception, I suppose. Perhaps misconception?
Dunno, don't care.

Originally Posted by Saitch

One of my nieces and her hubby both have Aboriginal heritage. They have three sons, one fair skinned, one medium and the youngest, quite dark.
The young fella taunts his older, pale brother with terms such as 'Honky'.
I did mention to the young bloke that his brother was quite a bit bigger and stronger than he was and he replied 'Yea, but 'e can't catch me, ay!'

Their mum, who is fair and blond, does get some looks from people when she is with the boys.
I can walk around with her and no one notices. I can walk around with her hubby, who is obviously indigenous, and no one notices. However, if they walk around together, a lot of people notice.
A matter of perception, I suppose. Perhaps misconception?
Dunno, don't care.

Mum said she used to get looks and an "oh" with me as a baby in the stroller.
I was very dark with curly black hair, and a lot of people in town knew dad who wasn't that dark.
Dad always joked I couldn't have been the milkman's as he was blonde and the baker was a redhead

Originally Posted by rick130

Mum said she used to get looks and an "oh" with me as a baby in the stroller.
I was very dark with curly black hair, and a lot of people in town knew dad who wasn't that dark.
Dad always joked I couldn't have been the milkman's as he was blonde and the baker was a redhead

you're adopted.

Whenever you are a minority in a country then you are stared at.

I can remember way back in North Vietnam BT( before Tourism) we stopped in the country to have lunch. Within 10 minutes we had over 50 children and teenagers surrounding us and some pulling the hair on my arms. It was initially pretty alarming but defused when I took videos of them and showed them.

In Bangkok whenever I had my blond daughter in the car motorcyclists used to stop next to us and hold onto door handles to stare at my daughter.

It's the human curiosity to be curious when something out of the ordinary comes along.
Regards PhilipA

Once did some work in a remote indigenous community. One of my co-workers was a rather tall, rather dark Indian chap. Local kids pointed and threw stones at him, calling him a “black bastard”.
Go figure.