A 15-year-old Thai student asked me about where I come from. I asked him back for him to ponder why he asked me such question when almost everybody around knows where most of the teachers at our school come from. He said, “I think you come from Nigeria.” I asked, “What made you say that?” He replied, “because you are as bald as our Nigerian teacher.” I was astonished by his logic. It made me think. Why could such a Thai adolescent easily identify me with somebody who is directly in contrast with who I am?
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Where do you come from?
@ Sunday, 27. May, 2007 – 01:05:14 am
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