I've never seen an albino person irl, I don't see how that gives me a pass to treat them like an exotic animal. It's not about sitting at home, I've traveled and didn't tolerate this nonsense, no one is saying not to travel, just have some self-respect.
you gotta consider the education difference between the people behaving this way and yourself. As someone living in this country you have been systematically taught to be tollerant of others since gradeschool . If you immigrated, then these values were instilled later in college. Tolerance is synthetic and taught, Its not a natural mindeset.
It also doesnt escape me that many of these zoo-exhibt events occur when you go to the rural parts of these places; where education is lacking. Going to Jeju or Nagano is dramtically different than going to Itaewon Or Shinjuku. Itd be wise to expect the same amount of decorum from the locals in those places as youd find in the rural vest virginia. Similarly, i gaurantee you that your soceoeconomic equal in chinese, korean, etc society wont be giving you the zoo treatment.
And i dont think its unique to the asian countries either. I once did humanitarian work in East Africa with an american contingent composed of black people, white people, indians , etc. and i found it hilarious that once we left the better educated urban areas of Nairobi, Kigali, or DaresSalam, my white and indian colleugues were getting the zoo-exhibit treatment, while i could blend in seamlessly.
Same with Egypt from what I’ve seen.
