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Re:No, I Am Not Lost – A Black Woman's Experience in the Sta... by owen_griffiths on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @09:55PM (#9927270)
The incessantly being asked if you are lost is the most unrealistic part of this story. My wife and I were looking for a room in Stanford last year - we really were lost. No-one gave a s..t.
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Re:No, I Am Not Lost – A Black Woman's Experience in the Sta... by irishcoffee on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @10:22PM (#9927354)
Yep sounds about right.

At UMDCP people asked me for directions all the time, and I was happy to help. Not once did I ever ask anyone if they were lost. Nobody gives a shit. They really, truly just don't. Anyone who "does" care actually doesn't, they're just trying to break the ice or whatever.

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Re:No, I Am Not Lost – A Black Woman's Experience in the Sta... by codygman on Wednesday July 22, 2015 @02:50AM (#9928087)
You should take it as a compliment, in (probably large) part it means you and your wife looked good enough to be Stanford material.
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