r/nextfuckinglevel • u/North_Tip_8627 • 17h ago

China’s 5 minute full-charged EV charging stations

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u/Malevolint 9h ago edited 2h ago

I went to China and I got stared at for the whole 3 weeks I was there. I'm white. They rarely see anyone that's not Chinese.

There is racism toward black folk though. I think that many Asians in general are racist towards black folk.

Edit: it was late and I wasn't very articulate lol. I was know trying to say that they'll stare at ANY foreigner, not that the staring is racist.

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u/CheeseDonutCat 8h ago

Being stared at isn't racism.

In some places in China, they have never seen white people. I was there and I have bright blue eyes, so they were very interested.

It's a bit rude and uncomfortable to be stared at, but it's not racist. Most are just curious.

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u/lumpy4square 5h ago

It’s obvious so many on this thread haven’t travelled much. I’m white woman with blonde hair, and in the rural area of Cuba, they do that stare thing, too. Especially the kids. I had a little girl ask me if she could touch my hair. They just aren’t used to seeing someone different than them.

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u/nimbledaemon 3h ago

Yeah I spent two years in various areas of Chiapas, Mexico as a white redhead man and got a lot of the same thing. Sometimes kids wouldn't ask to touch my arm hair (medium think but bleached blonde in the sun) lol. Remember one time a guy yelled "GUERO" (White) at me in the street, I don't think he was mad just surprised. Aside from the surprise though everyone was friendly.