pavandeep

Today Pardeep and I painted half my room Navy Blue. I was at Home Depot the other day, getting the paint. I was standing at the paint counter waiting for my paint to be mixed, when a lady came up to the counter to pick up her paint. The Home Depot "paint expert" pulled out a board so he could explain to her why she needed primer for her paint. I was getting my stuff together to leave, so I moved the board to get my paint sample because I didn't want to leave it on the counter. Just then the lady loudly says "Where's my purse?" and turns to look at me. I didn't say anything, but I looked over at her buggy and saw her fake Louis Vuitton purse lying there. She turned to her buggy at the same time and picked up her purse. Hahahaha.... like i would steal her fake Louis Vuitton purse... too funny! It was hard not to laugh, but I managed.
I think she felt guilty for assuming I had stolen her purse, because she started babbling. I get the same vibe when shopping in the Lower Mainland; like the store owners think I'm going to steal something. Philadelphia was not like this at all.
Gurminder Kaur had a post about this as well, and it's disheartening that we're perceived as such.