@schama said:
HI all,
pasensiya na po pero need to vent out..5 years na po ako dito pero everytime po na mag jojoging ako somebody will sisigaw sa (habang nag dridrive sila) akin or lalabas po yung kamay nila with a dirty sign,..cguro makita nila na asian ako kay anaisip nila na ganun ganun na lang,like yesterday pagkatapos kong mamalengke at nilalagay koyung food sa car biglang may huminto s agilid ko ko at sumisigaw na "what are you doin"" at tawa. ng tawa mabuti na lang nakapag pigil ako kasi pag hindi baka nasuntok ko...nka experience po ba kayo nito..? sorry won't name the place for privacy...
I'm sorry to hear about your unpleasant experiences. Is where you live a predominantly caucasian community and it's only you who is Asian? While I'm not sure if what you've experienced is really bullying, but if you feel like you're being treated that way because of the way you look, then it would be more like a case of racism, which is not okay. I've seen/heard many Aussies swearing (f#ck this sh#t, etc.) as part of their conversation because that's just part of their culture. I tend to ignore swearing and odd/random behavior as long as hindi ako affected.
Do you recall if the people doing those things to you are the same people or iba-iba? Are they adults or teenagers/young adults? Try to observe from now on kung sino sila, baka pinagtitripan ka lang. May mga kabataan who will try to get away with disrespecting people just because they can and they know they won't get in trouble for it.
As long as you feel that you are not in danger physically (like you feel like they might hurt you), it might be best to ignore them, or change your routine/patterns to avoid interacting with them at certain times/days. If they escalate to the point that you feel unsafe, then you may have cause to report them to the police (hopefully you have a photo or video of them so you have evidence to show the police what happened).