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Lemmy's have you ever been "profiled" or judged preemptively? What is your story ? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

White guy in Japan. A lot of people will assume I don't speak any Japanese (=am a tourist). I've had it many times where after a transaction at a shop, the staff literally tells me "I'm so glad you spoke Japanese, I was so afraid when you walked up since I can't speak English"

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same boat. I'm yet to find a good response to that. On one hand, I want to be like "haha yea", but on the other hand, I want to be modest and not comment on it.. Which is just like an awkward silence. I usually just say something like "oh yea I used to live here" but even that feels like oversharing :p