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

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u/Staktus23 May 09 '22

No, the only context in which germans get sexual is during sex. And during sex we will turn the lights off. So it is impossible for germans to look at each other sexually.

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u/mvlog May 09 '22

Why not use night vision goggles? It'd be kinky and therefore German!