How do you respond to staring and pointing?

“Winter” and clothing related? I get more stares at this time of year, I think because I’m not wearing a jacket and may even, horror of horrors, be wearing shorts and sandals. Meanwhile everyone else is bundled up with heavy jackets and scarves because, you know, it’s like 19 degrees.

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I got this when I used to work in Korea a lot, but not really that much here in Taiwan. Maybe very occasionally, but the person is usually a bit crazy anyway. I assume the other options in the poll are jokes, because the best thing to do is just ignore the bugger, unless you want to provoke a confrontation.

It bothered me when I first got here, but then I took the advice from @Icon. Now when I’m stared and pointed at, this is me…

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