Strange Attraction
I don't know if it is my pale skin, my camera bag around my shoulder, or my sweet sport coat that attracts strange people, but I get a lot of odd-looking people trying to shake my hand or say hi, but probably really trying to steal something. I've been wary, clutching my bag like a baby and looking around and moving enough that it would be difficult to steal from me.
Maybe I'm just that darn good-looking. More like I'm that darn stupid-looking when my tourist face is on. It always seems to happen as I am getting close to a castle or a temple or something, with my head up in the sky, looking at the new wonderful sights.
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I don't see why this is strange to you. Doesn't it happen every day in the states?
In Lincoln, I get a lot of people asking how to navigate the Haymarket, since I seem approachable. However, in Japan I am approachable as an easy target, instead of someone who knows what is going on.
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