of course you are, kid

[cris]

outside a grocery store, walking back to unlock the fixed gear from the parking rack, I saw two schoolchildren standing next to it. One of them looked up as he saw me approach and asked in that unabashed way that is the privilege of children

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[ayun]

I hope he is from Nigeria, because that would make the story funnier.

[brigid]

iawtc

[cris]

it was one of the times that I was glad that I played it straight and didn't play the "I'm from Canada" card.

[cris]

if you were there you would've seen an exquisite mixture of bemusement and frustration swirling on my face.

the kid did have a vague trace of a Commonwealth area accent and his (cousin?/partner?/sidekick?) kinda nodded when I looked at him. My personal preference was also that the kid was legit, so I just let it lie.

hey! Welcome back!

[ayun]

I'm having fun over here thinking about the blanket racial prejudices that various groups get saddled with. Well, you know, not fun exactly.

I've been back for like two weeks! It's almost time for me to go away again!

[cris]

oh, really? I thought the mutton busting thing occurred more recently, but that's just because I still tend to refresh LJ more often than Facebook.