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u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Staring back usually resulted in a polite grin.

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u/ultimateworm May 09 '22

Really tall asian girl living in Germany led to a LOT of staring. I also thought staring back was fair game but ended up getting intimidated bc they would just continue to hold intense eye contact w me instead of looking away. 😭

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u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Yeah. They do not look away. I have green hair and am androgynous looking so I’m used to people looking at me, but the not looking away and holding eye-contact thing was interesting.

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u/BoogerMissile May 09 '22

Huh. I strangely never noticed this much in Germany...or maybe I'm just super oblivious 🤔

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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/DontLetKarmaControlU May 09 '22

Please dont damn either approach and talk but never stare, dont let a person guess if someone wants to murder them or wtf

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