Salespeople and so forth approach me assuming that I speak Spanish. While we were grocery shopping I was asked to do a survey about the products of one of the bottled water companies. I just don't think I have the sort of look that screams "Spanish-speaker."
On the other hand, the weirdest looks I get in public seem to be from people I identify as likely North American. I can't decide if they're just trying to guess why I'm here or if they secretly want to initiate conversation in English to confirm their suspicions.
Interesting that you pick up on that. We've found most gringos ignore each other in public. Weird, huh? I think you're on to something with the guess work factor. That's at least what I'm doing when I gringo gaze.
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