Like Zombies

[HeijoshinCool]

Thais have nothing on rural/provincial Chinese for staring. Or queue-jumping.

Or India - I remember arriving in Bombay and eating in my first restaurant. As I was eating a bowl of porridge for breakfast about 30 locals were staring at me for the whole meal. There was no looking away when I looked at them. DIFFERENT culture!!!!

Come to think of it, exactly the same thing happened to me in a country diner in the backroads of Tennessee in the 80's. I even thought I heard someone say I had a pretty mouth.

[maxme]

Thais have nothing on rural/provincial Chinese for staring. Or queue-jumping.

Or India - I remember arriving in Bombay and eating in my first restaurant. As I was eating a bowl of porridge for breakfast about 30 locals were staring at me for the whole meal. There was no looking away when I looked at them. DIFFERENT culture!!!!

Come to think of it, exactly the same thing happened to me in a country diner in the backroads of Tennessee in the 80's. I even thought I heard someone say I had a pretty mouth.

You better be a woman...

[HeijoshinCool]

Thais have nothing on rural/provincial Chinese for staring. Or queue-jumping.

Or India - I remember arriving in Bombay and eating in my first restaurant. As I was eating a bowl of porridge for breakfast about 30 locals were staring at me for the whole meal. There was no looking away when I looked at them. DIFFERENT culture!!!!

Come to think of it, exactly the same thing happened to me in a country diner in the backroads of Tennessee in the 80's. I even thought I heard someone say I had a pretty mouth.

You better be a woman...

Nope. But I was armed!

[Eesat]

Thais have nothing on rural/provincial Chinese for staring. Or queue-jumping.

Or India - I remember arriving in Bombay and eating in my first restaurant. As I was eating a bowl of porridge for breakfast about 30 locals were staring at me for the whole meal. There was no looking away when I looked at them. DIFFERENT culture!!!!

Come to think of it, exactly the same thing happened to me in a country diner in the backroads of Tennessee in the 80's. I even thought I heard someone say I had a pretty mouth.

Did you squeal like a piggy too?

[Travel2003]

Agree with OP

The zombie like stare is everywhere here (wow it rhymed).

Hate it when it happens.

I try to stare back intensely, and most of the times they look away.

I will next time try another approach.

If they don't look away, I will slowly, very slowly lift my arm up, until it is straight forward, pointing with one finger straight at that person, and of course with a zombie like look myself.

[Stradavarius37]

A lion does not concern himself with the thoughts of sheep.

[Foxman888]

A lion does not concern himself with the thoughts of sheep.

Thank you Tywin

[muythai2013]

Agree with OP

The zombie like stare is everywhere here (wow it rhymed).

Hate it when it happens.

I try to stare back intensely, and most of the times they look away.

I will next time try another approach.

If they don't look away, I will slowly, very slowly lift my arm up, until it is straight forward, pointing with one finger straight at that person, and of course with a zombie like look myself.

I love this.

[Travel2003]

Agree with OP

The zombie like stare is everywhere here (wow it rhymed).

Hate it when it happens.

I try to stare back intensely, and most of the times they look away.

I will next time try another approach.

If they don't look away, I will slowly, very slowly lift my arm up, until it is straight forward, pointing with one finger straight at that person, and of course with a zombie like look myself.

I love this.

And for the more daring ones:

If that doesn't work, then say "pull this finger".