tanlixiang28776
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These gawking chaps must have been villagers where Chinese is but a rarity as let us say, Chivas Regal.
They are foolish, if they thought that you were a giraffe. I am sure you are nowhere as tall as them.
In villages in some parts of the country, they are very wary of outsiders including Indians who are not from the area.
I would not condone their behaviour or make any excuse for their foolishness.
I apologise for any hurt that you may have experienced by their behaviour.
If you came to Calcutta, they would not even know you were a foreigner, since we have many Chinese out here, and what is more, they would have probably spoken in Bengali thinking you are from Tangra!
Next time you are here, please let me know and I will give you a conducted tour so that you can understand India better.
We are not perfect, but we try harder!
Call us Avis, if you wish!
Your level of denial is ridiculous.
(The writer is a Black American PhD student at the Delhi School of Economics.)