POC/non-white travelers, I am curious what your travel experiences are like!
What countries/regions have you been to? What experiences are the most challenging/annoying? What questions do you tend to get asked/comments do you hear and how often do you get noticed? How do you handle unwanted attention?
As an Asian-American traveler mainly in Europe these days, I can never have a typical "local" experience in Europe or just blend in. Depending on where I am, I get a lot of stares, catcalling, and the symphony of "nihaos," "konnichiwas," pulling back of eyes, outdated/silly Asian jokes, strange sounds made in my direction, and ignorant questions/comments. I've gotten used to it but it can still be pretty annoying/hurtful/tiring when you just want to go about your day unnoticed. It oftentimes doesn't seem like friendly curiosity either but more to make some kind of joke. I think since there are a large amount of Asian tour groups here, they also tend to lump you in even if you are travelling alone and I've seen a lot of casual racism here.
I got a lot of general attention in India for being a woman/East-Asian descent but I got the sense that everyone who travels in India gets attention on some level, regardless of background.
In Latin America, it mainly feels like friendly curiosity when I get attention.
I haven't traveled so much in Asia but somehow they can usually tell I'm Asian-American as opposed to being native. Most people are friendly except for a few who sometimes don't like you because your family is from an Asian country they dislike or from the states or what not.
Submitted February 13, 2018 at 04:14PM by kimchispatzle http://ift.tt/2Gaqzfl
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