Oh shit, sorry, I thought you were African
Random man blatantly trying to get my number: Hey, baby, Where are you from?
Me: London
Random Man: No, orignially?
Me: London, born in Buckinhamshire….
Random Man: No no, your family, where are they from?
Me: Ahh, ok…. father is Shrilankan/Trini, Mother is from St Lucia…
Random Man: Oh shit, sorry, I thought you were African
Me: No problem, why are you sorry?
Random Man: ‘Cos I thought you were African, didnt mean to make it sound as if you looked, you know….
Me: Looked what? African?
Random Man: Yeah, you know, you have kinda dark skin, but your eyes are light and your nose is small so… I wasn’t sure… you don’t look Jamaican so I thought I better ask….you’re pretty but I just wanted to know if you were from Africa or not…
Me: Why?
Random Man: Nothing, nothing, its just, you know, African people have a certain ‘look’ you know?
Me: And you thought I might be upset by that?
Random Man: Yeah maybe, no girl wants to look African haha!
Me: Just out of interest, where are YOU from?
Random Man: Me? Im from Nigeria….
