Ah, staring. I suppose everyone does it. But sometimes I wonder if, not to be racist or anything, it’s more acceptable in other cultures than our own.

This incident happened when I went to get my ears pierced again. The store was literally empty when I was signing up to do it, which was good cause I didn’t want anyone to watch me get my ears pierced (firstly because I don’t like being stared at and secondly because I don’t like getting pierced with sharp objects). Of course, I had to sit at the front of the store… why DO they have ear piercing seats right up in front for the world to see? Then, as soon as we were getting ready (after I finally convinced my friends not to stare), two separate groups of people (one with a large family) set up camp right in front of me, just to stare. Literally! And I guess that’s what parents teach their children (along with a number of other impolite practices)… That it’s okay to stare, especially if someone’s getting hurt.

Then again, maybe they were just sadomasochists or something. They did seem pretty upset when I told them I wasn’t hurt.

Tags: earrings, inappropriate, manners, peeve, staring

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