2017-12-18 – 2017-12-19 STREETTANGO ADVENTURES KREFELD
On my way traveling by train to the German border, I ask a black man if I can sit next to him.
He removes his bag from one of the two other chairs he is occupying and I sit down.
I look around greeting a guy sitting aside and see the completely cracked display of the black man's smartphone.
He asks me why I need to sit next to him while there is so much space.
I tell him that I would like to keep an eye on my bike.
"Well keep an eye on my bike as well" he says, "I am going to sit behind you."
Later when we leave the train I tell him that I apologize if I made him feel uncomfortable but he says it doesn't matter.
This makes me think of previous similar encounters with black people.
They seem to be more comfortable with the people they know, talking with them on the phone, feeling uncomfortable with the ones sitting next to them.
Could this be a cultural thing?
I would love to meet black people that feel comfortable with anyone.
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