Hey there,
As a white guy, if I walk on by you and smile, do you take that as a smile of me being nice and smiling, or do you take it as if I am trying to start something, or do you take it condescendingly? I have had many mixed colored friends in the past, but after I moved out of my 1.3 million population city in cali, I feel as though it is harder to even talk to some black peeps around my age because I feel as though they think I am trying to front in some way, like I feel as if they think I am trying to be a dick when I am not. I recently moved to a new state, and every time I am walking around in public now I feel as if I have to act a certain way so that nobody thinks I am being hostile. I don't want to have to do that, its pathetic. I just wanna walk around and be able to make buddies with whomever, without feeling like they think I am something that I am not.
As a white guy, if I walk on by you and smile, do you take that as a smile of me being nice and smiling, or do you take it as if I am trying to start something, or do you take it condescendingly? I have had many mixed colored friends in the past, but after I moved out of my 1.3 million population city in cali, I feel as though it is harder to even talk to some black peeps around my age because I feel as though they think I am trying to front in some way, like I feel as if they think I am trying to be a dick when I am not. I recently moved to a new state, and every time I am walking around in public now I feel as if I have to act a certain way so that nobody thinks I am being hostile. I don't want to have to do that, its pathetic. I just wanna walk around and be able to make buddies with whomever, without feeling like they think I am something that I am not.
