RiverSong Wrote:
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> I do also stay away from certain high-end shops.
> While my skin color may make me stand out in
> certain areas, I feel like my older car and
> non-designer clothes, hair, etc. would make me
> stand out on those in another way.
Yep, me too!!!
I've only gone to one area where the local population was obviously different than mine. But, I've never had even a hint of a problem there. I've gone there a few times for one of the ice cream shops, as it gets very nicely bonused sometimes.
Then there's a grocery store just five minutes from my home that is for 'everyone', but caters to a particular race/culture, and almost everyone who works there *is* that race/culture. But, there are tons of people of that race/culture in my larger neighborhood, so it's not really weird.
But the high-end stuff... I could *never* pull that off. Even when I *try* to dress up, I still feel like I look like a frump. Hair is too frizzy, even my nice clothes aren't expensive or 'designer' enough; and I only wear jewelry that had sentimental meaning and is not expensive, either. Usually I wear it because I want to. Sometimes, like now, I wear it both because I want to *and* I've gained some weight again and can't get the rings off.
Also, with my back/hip disability, I don't walk in a typically 'womanly' fashion, and just don't have the bearing of a high-end person. I too drive a 20 year old car (it's the car's b-day this year!). Happy b-day, car!
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