Its funny how you get stereotyped based on your skin colour, ethnicity etc . While i was in India people asked me if i was from Kerala to North east India to Bengali to anything other than a Bangalorean . I did not quiet get it how i looked so different to them and for me i looked like a typical Bangalore Girl .In Australia , sometimes i get people asking me where am i from ..which makes me laugh and reply Indian politely. I have been asked if i was from Fiji,Mauritius, Singapore etc .. Irrespective of what my passport says i am still Indian coz of my Skin colour .
So the other day i was in the train with my earphones on , listening to some romantic song and trying to fall asleep . This lady sitting next to me stares for a while so i just removed the headphones and looked in her direction . She asked me if i was Indian ..I was like yeah with a smile and trying to shake my head in disbelief how she wanted to ask me such a lame question and spoil my precious half an hr nap time . She then continued to ask where did i go for Yoga session as it was International Yoga day ...I was taken aback , because i had no clue that it was a yoga day , had i known i would have brushed up on some Yoga skills . I said "No, I don't do any Yoga" . The lady next to me looked at my face in disbelief , like i hurt her sentiments . She told me she meditates and does yoga and it has benefited her a lot . We both smiled and i nodded in agreement .
It was a funny encounter as a White lady was telling a brown one benefits of Yoga :)
So the other day i was in the train with my earphones on , listening to some romantic song and trying to fall asleep . This lady sitting next to me stares for a while so i just removed the headphones and looked in her direction . She asked me if i was Indian ..I was like yeah with a smile and trying to shake my head in disbelief how she wanted to ask me such a lame question and spoil my precious half an hr nap time . She then continued to ask where did i go for Yoga session as it was International Yoga day ...I was taken aback , because i had no clue that it was a yoga day , had i known i would have brushed up on some Yoga skills . I said "No, I don't do any Yoga" . The lady next to me looked at my face in disbelief , like i hurt her sentiments . She told me she meditates and does yoga and it has benefited her a lot . We both smiled and i nodded in agreement .
It was a funny encounter as a White lady was telling a brown one benefits of Yoga :)
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