Some time ago I wrote how troublesome it was to be a friendly guy. And I just had to go prove myself right.
This semester I had a new coursemate, this Malay guy who also happens to be 2 doors away. Obviously we'll exchange greetings when we see each other, and this has caused me trauma, no thanks to my CFTDS principle.
The problem is that my coursemate is dark-skinned and has no hair (on his head). And on the same floor there is another tall Indian guy who is also dark-skinned (though darker) and also has no hair (on his head). Besides him, there are several Africans, and we all know how they are dark-skinned and have no hair (on their heads).
While in the past I only have to prepare to smile at light-skinned guys, I must now be on alert whenever I catch a glimpse of my chocolate brothers. I almost smiled at the wrong person several times, and you can imagine my embarassment if I had actually showed my toothy grin.
1 comment:
Man, u sound like a racist. But anyway, I know what you mean. Last time when I was INTI, there were like 2 black guys who were playing basketball with me. And I couldn't recognize them the next day. And here, the whites look the same to me. The only thing that differs among themselves is the hairstyle.... -.-"
I'm confused all the time. But its alright to smile to ppl you don't know here...they won't take you for an idiot..haha
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