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I have a feeling it's more of a cultural thing, but I'm not sure. I have noticed that many Hispanics, and East and Central Asians have much more of a propensity for staring than the average white person. I don't have any reason to suspect they're staring at ME for any particular reason, I think they'll just stare at anybody who's walking by. But, I notice that it seems much more predominant in the immigrants rather than 1st or later generation American-born or mostly American-raised folks.....which is what makes me think it's more of a cultural thing. Perhaps it's not rude to stare in India or China or any other list of countries, but it is considered rude here.
I wouldn't even expect them to know because it's not like people actually SAY anything to you when you stare......so they'll never learn unless someone says something to them. The children will learn if they go to school here at younger ages, kids are brutal and will quickly point out any problem you have that they don't like, but adults are more censored. And the kids won't even notice their parents staring, so it's not like the kids will teach their parents that American custom.
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