Enjoying Attention

So neither Sarah nor I are people who particularly like to draw attention to ourselves. We’d rather blend in with the crowd and generally avoid situations that put us in the lime light.

That’s absolutely not an option here. Vietnamese are perfectly ok with staring, and apparently foreigners are the perfect thing to stare at. Sarah and I already feel stupid enough trying to get around the crowded streets, grocery stores, restaurants, and public transportation without knowing any of the language or culture, and to have people constantly staring as we’ve tried to figure things out has definitely grated on us. So the other day Sarah made the brilliant comment of, “Sam, let’s just try to enjoy the attention.” Haha. Bask in it. Glow in it. Soak it up. Play it up.

Will that always work for us?  Probably not. But at least the idea can give us a good laugh each time. J