Writer's Block: Say What?

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

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I have two!

One

The first one that comes to mind is, "How do you go up the stairs?"

Mom and I were taking a train, and a little kid - maybe 6 years old - approaches the stairs that happened to be near our seat and asks mom the above question. Mom's response was, "You go up the stairs."

Two

I was at the Subway (restaurant), standing in line. I placed my order. The customer behind me, a woman who appeared to be of Southeast Asian heritage, asked me, "Are you Indian?"

At first I thought I hadn't heard her correctly. Anyone who has seen me knows that my skin tone is the shade of Cool Whip, and I couldn't figure out why someone who appeared to be Indian herself was asking me if I was. So I asked her to repeat the question, and she did. I don't remember how I responded.

All I can think of was that I had ordered a veggie sandwich, and that many of my Indian friends over the years were vegetarians...so maybe she thought veg sandwich equals Indian heritage? That's the only explanation I can think of.

Comments

[shar-bernadotte.livejournal.com]

LMAO at the last question!

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

:)

[romennim.livejournal.com]

:) :) LOL people are strange..

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

So true.

[razycrandomgirl.livejournal.com]

maybe she thought you used skin lightener?

I got asked that same question once when I worked at BB. *snort*

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I hadn't thought of that. I have been told several times that my features appear either Middle Eastern or Jewish. So perhaps my features combined with skin lightener made her think I could be Southeast Asian? Hmmm.

Interesting that you've been asked too. That I could see more, that sometimes Indians and African Americans can resemble each other a bit.

[razycrandomgirl.livejournal.com]

It was just the one day. I had in lovely gold whoop earrings that flattered my complexion and I guess I was having a "good hair" day too. :\

Once when I was there someone asked me if I knew Creole. I WISH! Another time someone assumed I knew Spanish, just because of my name ...

[razycrandomgirl.livejournal.com]

Shadeism (http://vimeo.com/16210769) from Shadeism (http://vimeo.com/shadeism) on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com).

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I will check it out. The book "Don't Play in the Sun" by Marita Golden really opened my eyes on colorism too.

[denisia.livejournal.com]

I was thinking skin lightener too. It's a huge thing to be considered "fair" in India, so she might have thought that.

Funny thing...my friend Nee, who IS Indian, once told me that she's been mistaken for Middle Eastern, Puerto Rican, Native American, Mexican...just about anything EXCEPT Indian. LOL.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is interesting!

[nytshd3.livejournal.com]

so... did the kid go up the stairs? :)

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I don't recall but I'm sure he managed.

Note the ladder in my icon. :)