There are many different types for people in the world. Many people are polite and well mannered, while others don’t seem to know what the meaning of respect is. There are people who interrupt, display a disgusting habit and people who portray an “I don’t care” behavior. The people who annoy me the most are those who love to stare. The feeling of strangers’ eyes affixed on me fills be with rage or I have a feeling of wanting to know why.
I have been living outside of the United State for two years; I am now living in Incheon, South Korea. I remember when I first got off the plane; my parents took me out to a Korean restaurant for dinner. When we walked through the doors everyone already inside looked in our direction. Once I noticed that everyone was looking at us I felt like I was being judge because I look different. The feeling of judgment automatically changed to anger and when all of the customers eventually went back to their meals, the feeling subsided. Ever since then, whenever I go out or meet with friends I constantly catch people who cannot seem to stop and stare.
I feel as if there is something wrong with me or I am not good enough. I understand that some older Koreans do not like foreigners and there are some young Korean people who have never met someone from outside of the country, but that barely helps my predicament. I have tried many times to understand why people stare and how to force people to stop staring. When I catch someone staring, I now try to confront the person in some way, be it saying hi to the younger suspects or I just stare right back. I have found that a stare off can easily extinguish the situation. It is still an issue that I deal with and tried to surpress.
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