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[blue_lotus13]

Since moving to the Commercial Drive area, I've noticed that a lot of the dudes out here like to rock the Morgan Spurlock (of Super Size me) look. There are a lot of dudes with some facial hair and massive sideburns. It's pretty amusing.


Chapters has been weird lately. I think it must be spring as lots of strange people have been coming in to visit.

For example- A guy came in for a book about firearms safety. He reeked of booze.

Kate Beckinsale came in and read some Robert Munsch to her daughter. She is very literate and buys a lot of books. She also has a good looking boyfriend/husband.

Spring must be affecting people in other ways. I rarely get hit on, but in the past week, I've been pursued twice by random strangers. Yesterday a guy came in to Chapters to ask me for coffee. He was really polite about it. Last week, I was followed around twice by a guy who said that he had just arrived about three weeks ago from East Africa. He followed me while I did my errands on the Drive and asked me all sorts of personal questions. I managed to brush off his request for coffee by telling him I was going to dance class.

Him- What sort of dance class?
Me- Middle Eastern.
Him- Are you Middle Eastern?
Me- No, I'm part Chinese.
Him- How come your eyes aren't slits?

ETA- [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] pointed out that I shouldn't be surprised that someone from another culture wondered why my eyes were not "slits". I agree with him. However, I was still somewhat surprised and it was an interesting experience for me on many levels, which is why I chose to share it.

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[tunabelly.livejournal.com]

it's amazing what comes outta these ppl sometimes. can they really not know they're being insulting? i once had a guy tell me he loved my "geisha hair" WTF! another time this guy assumed he was too tall for me (as i stand at 5 feet, nothing) so he said he "could stoop down to my level." grrr...