Yup, you heard me. MAGIC. Or, for KellyHelderBoobs, I'll say that I'm like Jesus. Touch me and you're healed. Forever.What does this mean? It means that Thai people - especially old women in villages and smaller towns - think that it's good luck to touch white people. I've heard that they do this with blond hair in China - lucky for me I'm a brunette these days.
At first I thought I was imagining it when a random old lady would reach out and touch me. Then it occurred to me that, nope, I wasn't crazy this time - that lady actually DID just stroke me.
In Sukohothai, I was trying to wai my respect to an ancient lady walking out of the bathroom, and she used it as a chance to drag her hand from my shoulder to my waist. Just par for the course.
It hit an all-time comedic moment when I was trying to leave the grocery store last week, and some woman made a beeline across the aisle to grab my ass. Literally. I saw her walking towards me, tried to dodge because I thought I was in her way, and watched her follow me and take a grab as I passed. I kept walking, but started cracking up and almost lost the groceries. It took a few seconds for me to catch my breath to explain to Nate why I was hyperventilating.
I mean, what else do you do but laugh? I didn't really mind - that's the most action I've seen in weeks.
