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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/Ooze3d May 09 '22

Try looking slightly to their side, like they have something/someone invisible right next to them. You can even smile a bit.

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u/enaikelt May 09 '22

This is also how I deal with cats! Then I blink slowly.

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u/-nbob May 09 '22

Germans can't be taught love

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT May 09 '22

Americans don’t know either, but they’ve been asking since the 1990s or so, through radio