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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
I think it happens with every interracial couple, at least sometimes. I think the races do make a difference, as do locations. For example, when I had a Japanese girlfriend, we didn't get all that many cross looks. Same with dating a Hispanic woman.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like Calgary has a fairly large Indian and middle Eastern population, so I think that would help with the normalcy of that type of interracial relationship. I also found I got fewer cross looks in Calgary than in Lethbridge, because in Calgary it is more common as there is a larger black population. I think what it comes down to in many cases, is people are scared of what is different and the more people are exposed to something, the less different it becomes.
I also think you finding the humor in something rather than choosing to be offended is an excellent way to handle things.
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Yeah I think it's just how often people are exposed to, and it doesn't even have to be a couples thing. In the early 90s my mom and I walked into a McDonald's on the highway in Montana and there were a lot of looks. Also in the late 90s I went to a wedding in Creston, BC. I spent 2 days there and it was looks and comments everywhere. Going for lunch in a group or the wedding itself, I might have been the first Asian they have seen in a while, if not ever. Even now, it's certainly different outside the big cities when I'm traveling by car.