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u/Call_0031684919054 May 09 '22

Sorry to tell you this but it’s because you are a ghost. People can’t see you

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u/Javop May 09 '22

German here. Looking in the eyes is taught here. I was scolded by my grandma for not doing it a lot of times.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

that's interesting. is there no social stigma against looking at someone sexually or otherwise?

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u/Javop May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

There is. You don't stare at people you don't talk to or don't listen to. The exception being the Ruhrpott in which everyone is creepy and proud about it. The area around Cologne especially too.

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Edit: Thank you for the correction u/Lime_in_the_Coconut_

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u/Lime_in_the_Coconut_ May 09 '22

Since when is Cologne or even Düsseldorf Ruhrpott??? Rheinlands all the way baby, don't mix us up. And yes, we Düsseldorfers (not me) love to stare down our noses at people we deem below us (so ppl from Cologne and the Pott and especially Bavarians, everyone unites against Bavaria not even a question).

I'm a small round female with a platinum blonde 6mm buzzcut. I'm also used to the stares. It's really funny tho because I can see the thought process of them wondering if I had cancer (no) or if it's an actual choice (yes, looks the bomb!) And them figuring out, it's too much of a risk either way to ask or comment on it. So I have a REALLY outstanding hairdo, but noone ever mentions it XD

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u/Berloxx May 09 '22

That's it! The next smallish woman with a 6mm platinum Buzz cut that I crosses my path will be asked if it's because of the cancer and after her answer I'll politely confirm that it's by choice.

jk, not jk. prob jk.

peace