How Blondes Are Treated in Southeast Asia

How Blondes Are Treated in Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, in many countries, everyone tries to take a picture with you. My wife is a blonde. So, for them, seeing a fair skinned person is already unusual. And when it’s a blonde, that’s just next level. And while many of them are at least somewhat polite and ask for permission, some people just come up, basically hug you, and take a selfie without asking. It’s such a lack of manners, it just gets on your nerves. The funniest thing is, as soon as you kind of allow someone to take a selfie, a whole line of people forms right away because literally everyone there wants a picture with you. And so with the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth person, you keep saying, “No, no, guys, that’s enough. We’re leaving. We still have things to see. We’re just out for a walk. We didn’t come here just to take pictures with you.” After a while, you get used to it, and then you just say, “No photo, no photo. Goodbye, everyone. Just go away.

How Blondes Are Treated in Southeast Asia
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My wife is blonde, and for many locals, seeing someone with fair skin is already unusual — but a blonde? That’s next level.
Some people are polite enough to ask first, but others just walk right up, practically hug you, and snap a selfie without saying a word.
It gets on your nerves after a while.
And the funniest thing is, as soon as you agree to one photo, a whole line of people forms instantly — everyone wants a picture.
After the third or fourth person, you’re like, “No, no, guys, that’s enough. We’re just out for a walk.”
Eventually, you learn the magic phrase: “No photo, no photo. Goodbye!”