Their answer provides us with an interesting glimpse into the Indian society, where white people are given deference. For example, take waiting in line:
"We’d be lying if we didn’t admit skin-based advantages are bestowed on foreigners in India. Autorickshaw drivers, for instance, would hone in on us at the expense of everyone else waving their arms at them. (And they’d give us choice grumbles when we’d refuse to cut ahead of those who’d been bypassed their rightful ride.) The sidewalk chaiwallah near my office would always boil a fresh batch for me, even as he poured from a premade kettle for the factory workers who arrived the same time as I did. And while the guards at Saket Citywalk would grope us for poorly-hidden bombs just like every Indian shopper — as if Al Qaeda’s training manuals advised keeping their explosives in their front pockets — their hands always seemed to linger more tenderly with us."
Wait, that’s not a good thing.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by mmmmdave1870.
The guides and almost every other being nice to you, especially if they're gonna "show you around" can charge exorbitant rates(well, exorbitant for regular commuters.
It's kind of a reverse of the white guilt syndrome. I have seen people bend over backwards to accommodate, what the "Gora" or "Gori" may want.
Its a pathological need for attention from anyone who has fair skin. Its sickening. The concept of "Athiti Devo bhava" translated as "The Guest is God", should be applicable to all, regardless of skin tone, and fellow Indians as well.
Everyone stares at you. All the time.
People will turn their back on the Taj Mahal to take a picture of you.
People will sneak up to touch your skin.
Delhi = Daily
its the same thing in china, u go there and people look diff. @ u cuz of skin color white/brown/black//ppl with eyelashes!! its not exactly racism, its just an experience for them.......
P.S. what do u guys think will ku klux klan feel like when they read this??? LOL (I dont know much about kkk)