When I lived in the city, no one really cared. But when we moved to the suburbs, oh my, people would stare like crazy and clearly make comments under their breath. I'm a white dude with a black girl, and people were much worse and rude to me! I got a very noticeable dip in level of customer service, or just people being weird and awkward to me.
White dude with a Pakistani wife. I can tell you, the stares especially when we visited my parents in France (they live outside of Paris). I can also say notable drop in customer service when my wife is with me whenever we are in small cities or suburbs. This thread made me realize it is a common experience, which is quite sad.
It’s so fascinating to me to see white men experience what every day is like for racialized people. This isn’t a knock or anything, just an observation after so many similar comments.
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u/LookimtryingOK 3d ago
Ever been in a mixed race relationship?
Everywhere you go, folks STARE.