Today something interesting a happened as I visited the grocery store which hasn\u2019t happened to me before. As usually I often visit a ton of grocery stores to see what the deals are where many times I often don\u2019t get anything as the deals aren\u2019t good enough. Today as I went into a No Frills this particular store had that annoying layout where there actually aren\u2019t any exit aisles as you literally have to go through when there is an open checkout lane to do so.<\/p>\n
This can get weird if people are taking up a ton of space where I often don\u2019t want to get in the way while attempting to seek out any less congested lane. Unfortunately there wasn\u2019t and so I just tried to apologize as I asked people to open some space for me to get through. They did and the funny thing was as I got through the cashier then addresses me with a funny look and asks me if I bought anything.<\/p>\n
I said I didn\u2019t as I was just going through as there is no other way to do so. But then she persists by asking me again in an awkward way questioning if I bought anything. That\u2019s when it quickly connected with me on what she was really asking. I guess according to her she thought I looked like someone that was shoplifting. <\/p>\n
After I realized this I was seriously debating if I should have just told her to grab her manager or something because of whatever stereotype she had in her mind that a person like me looked like say someone who was shoplifting. But instead I actually just said in a polite way that she was free to check my bag and all. Afterwards she seemed like she was a little embarrassed and told me no that\u2019s okay. <\/p>\n
Do you ever entertain these kinds of accusations if a business accuses you of something or would you just let it be? Funny enough I think the stereotypes for Asians is not usually that they will steal from the store but rather they will try and bargain everything until they get it for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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