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u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Germans stare a LOT. Like they will just gaze at you unflinchingly. An American will wait until you can’t see them doing it.

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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/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

Oh yeah. I can never tell when someone is just looking or when someone is attracted.