I was on the train today and locked eyes with this young girl. No, I’m not about to go into a homosexual fantasy, I wanted to get into the topic of this simple act of looking at someone; this act that to a lot of people mean that you are insulting or inviting them in some way. What is up with that? I said “Good Morning” to release the tension, but she just shook her head. What that meant, I have no idea, but it made me think of where this unwritten offense was born and why.
I’ve thought about this before, as I’ve had a lady yell at me and ask “What are you looking at” because of a simple observation (I know you’re thinking I was staring her down and squinting my eyes or something crazy, but I just love to observe). My eyes roam around on my 45 minute ride to work and obviously there are others like me who do the same, which is why I catch the eye of another. But why does it give a woman the impression that I’m trying to challenge her? And on the flip side, why does it give men the impression that I’m inviting a man to ask for my name number and sign? Can’t we just be cordial to one another, as we are all living in the same city, and riding the same train?
Let me hear what you have to say about this topic.
yea i feel u Tee. i’m like that too, i stare tho, but thats just how it is. its not cool to stare i understand it that y u got to front when they catch u.lol…..