Stupid Stupid People!

I am having a bad run of annoying people lately.

Yesterday in the supermarket this man keeps staring at me and smiling, and since he looked normal enough I thought maybe somehow I know him from somewhere and was trying to jog my memory, but when we made eye contact he give me a big grin and goes ''oooh you are so beautiful''. Just the way he smiled and the way he said it was really freaky. Then he followed me at the checkout and kept staring and smiling. Erk, makes me shiver thinking bout it!

Urgh! Now today: I'm in class right now, and I sooooooo do not like this one teacher. Don't wanna use the word hate, cos its so strong, but she said something earlier today that just made my blood boil. Ok, none of the students like her, cos she's got this annoying-ness about her, but I always try not to judge and tell myself she's alright and it must be hard being a teacher.  In the last few lessons with her, she would always make mentions to me of my Asian-ness. Like bluntly point it out. When we were discussing my project she keeps telling me I should do something that reflects my background, bring in something from where I come from (er... what? Canberra?). I mean its a nice suggestion, but I'm not limited to just doing Asian style stuff just cos that's my physical appearance. And she'd say things to me like ''oh, I brought in this Asian magazine, its got a lot of Asian influences. I brought it in specifically for the Asian students. You should find it interesting''. Since I'm the only Asian student in the whole class, she'll only say that to me. It's like HELLO? Why wouldn't anyone else be interested in the mag? Cos they're not ASIAN?  Now the icing on the cake was today, when she was talking about the meaning and messages words and symbols can deliver. She said something like different countries have different meanings with their language, then she turns to me and goes, ''like how Asians have very different language to us. And Asian students often find it confusing and difficult with our words because they dont understand the history and background of the language''  All this she said to the whole class, but looking at me the whole time with that i-understand-your-pain expressioin! OH MY GOD. What an insensitive, ignorant bitch! I was so taken aback by the comment that I was speechless and it actually took a little while to sink in. Then I wanted to hit her!   The other kids in the room picked up on it too and all gave me looks, one girl even came to talk to me during the break and asked if I was ok. LOL.

I've been here so damn long I don't even notice that I'm Asian. I mean, I know I am and it does actually affect a lot of things,  which is unavoidable since we live in a society that likes to segregate people. But I dont consciously go around thinking I'm different to the next person because we have different skin. And people who does that suck!

I've calmed down now and letting it go, although now I really dislike her, and dont feel comfortable with her at all. But I'm stuck with her for this one class for the rest of the year. Damn that.