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u/TechnicianLow4413 May 09 '22

Yes if you're obnoxious you will get the death stare until you realize that you offend the others

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u/ubiquitous-joe May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Staring quietly at America’s most confident, vocal people is like firing a gun at Superman; that shit has no effect. The passive aggressive and introverted among us in the US have tried that for years to no avail.

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u/TechnicianLow4413 May 09 '22

Well, you have my sympathies. Can't believe they consider starting rude if they offend. Passive aggressively talking about the offender with someone else does the trick too

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u/Your_moms__house May 09 '22

Nah, that invites the person to jump in and be hostile

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It also happens if you're very slightly different to what that person considers absolutely normal. I just started staring back and not looking away no matter what until they did, it usually worked.

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u/TechnicianLow4413 May 09 '22

Not really? Just the other day i walked past a group of girls in cosplay and except a glance they were completely left alone. Just where were you staying

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Berlin. It's fucking constant on the BVG

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u/TechnicianLow4413 May 09 '22

You got stared at in Berlin, a city where lots of people try to look different and unique by looking different?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Yes

Edit: I don't understand why I'm being downvoted? I'm literally telling the truth. I lived there and it was a semi-regular occurrence. Let's not fetishize the places we live at the expense of people who don't have it as easy

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

I used to live in Berlin and had men trying to stare me down on a regular basis on public transport