Posted on 01/08/2024 11:51:05 AM PST by Red Badger
My Vietnamese friend grew up in blue collar white bread America in the 70s-80s. Even though his SAT Math score was the highest in Iowa, He lifted a lot weights and got tough to avoid hazing
A girl does something similar, if she lives in, or finds herself in, a rough neighborhood. She has to avoid eye contact and look like she's eternally PO'd.
But, sometimes, it doesn't matter what you do. In this case, the victim "squeezed past" the group, so he wished them a happy new year, probably because he came into physical contact with them.
At least, that's the story. Who knows - there might be more to it. Would they have attacked him, a lone man, if he'd looked like someone not to be messed with? I think they would have.
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