Thursday, August 12, 2010
What did I do wrong?
Have you ever been in an area where the residents or natives looked at you weird, or just gave the impression that you weren't welcome? Do you ever wonder why they do such things when we all live on the same planet? Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
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I think it would never change either i to much dont feed in that i dont really care about how they feel about me but i have been put in that situation i think that they are judgemental and that they think highly of them self but it is sad that you have to look down at someone and make them feel uncomfortable to make it seem like your better than someone
ReplyDeleteIn Glenview, where I'm from, people think of teenagers to be like this. No matter what race or gender if you're a teenager they think less of you. This is crazy because everyone is a teenager at some point. It seems like police officers always follow my friends and I around waiting for us to slip up. People always would think my friends and I are up to no good. Just last week a few friends and I were just sitting and talking in the backyard. It had to be about 3 in the afternoon when a police officer knocked on my fence. He said my neighbor called and said we were yelling and screaming about how drunk we are and that I was having a party. After I assured him we weren't he left us alone but you would think my neighbor would have the decentcy to ask me what's up. Glenview is a very judgemental place in my mind. Very few people fit it.
ReplyDeleteyeah that has happened to me a few times before. usually it is on the el train for me. Ill get on and i will be looking for a seat or something and ill notice a group of people just staring at me like i did something wrong. so then the whole train ride feels uncomfortable until they decide to get off at a stop. usually i just try to ignore it and just listen to my music and zone out. there is not much else you can do other then ignore it i suppose.
ReplyDeleteOnce,I went with m,y friends to a bar/grill in a prodomently white neighborhood. The place wasn't to far from where I lived. When I walked in with my other 3 friends,who all happened to be white. I got awkward looks and blank stares,from people who just wanted to get something to eat and chill. The friends that I was with, asked if I felt uncomfortable after we ate. "obviously, I almost got visually lynched", I said. They appologized to me about the whole situation. But I just felt like that was one of the situations, that I had to go threw in that made me the man Iam today.
ReplyDeleteI get taht alot from mostly every were I go maybe because there races or they are made that they don't have the things I have. Everyone is differnt like I said before and its mostly because of that of why people seems to be weird around you and everyone dresses up diffent as well. I think most people should just put aside all of there diferentces and just help and learn from one another and just enjoy life as it last.
ReplyDeletei believe that people should start changing their view about the world, and start accepting the reality that we are all different but are all still human. we should dismiss people in our lives because of their social background or social class. we should accept their dfferences and accept them as a person. i used the type of person who would not sit or talk with certain people because my friends thought they were lame and i was to popular to be seen with them. i used to hate treating people like that and my senior year of high school i decided to be my own person and talk to any body i want. my best friends are the ones i ignored thoughtout high school, because they were cool indiviuals who i found amusing. we should really stop being so shallow and stop caring what others think about us.......everybody would be alot happier, including yourself.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I go to Chinatown with my girlfriend (she's chinese) we both always get these stare downs by the residents there. I feel bad about this because its a global problem and it needs to be solved.
ReplyDeleteYea sometimes I do, but I tend not to worry about it. Usually Im in areas that I am familiar with, or the people in the area are familiar with me. So I dont get that problem as much. I wish things would change and when people see you that they will acknowledge your presents by just giving a simple hello. Instead of staring or giving you that uncomfortable feeling, making you feel like you dont even want to be around that place or person any more.
ReplyDeletePeople are all products of their environment. The one where you come from is entirely different from theirs, and they dont know how to cope with unfamiliar things. In my opinion those people act out in the only way they know how. All you can do is ignore ignorance and continue to be you. They dont have the slightest clue of what you'r capable of so to hell with them. Just pray that god shows them mercy.
ReplyDeleteFranky, really nice way of saying that. I could have been said any better.
ReplyDeleteI have definitely been in many situations like this unfortuneately. I understand why people act this way though. It's mainly, because they are protecting thier teritory. By you being an outsider they are unsure if you pose a threat or not to them and there families. Thier only way of being able To be sure is by maybe what they often call "mean mugging" you. Mean mugging is basically a blank look someone gives you with a stale expression on thier face. In this situation one thing you can do in exchange is look down showing that you aren't really paying them any mind. Another thing you could do is return a similar facial expression, showing that you arent afraid and are ready for what ever. In my environment those are usually your only two options. You can try speaking to them but the result might not be so good, so i usually go with one of those, but to ultimately avoid confrontation I just look down and pay them no mind.
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