An Indian-American blogger recounts the “suspicious” things he’s done on an airplane:
For reference, I am about 5’8″, dark black hair and untrimmed beard length about three to four inches. I weigh about 160lbs and have brown skin. I am of Indian descent but am frequently mistaken for Arab. I often wear religious headdress when traveling (a white cotton cap with gold trim).
Here’s some of the things I have done on an airplane, and why:
– Speaking a foreign language in hushed tones with other similar males
My language is a variant of Gujarati, with many Arabic vocabulary words. I consider it rude to talk loudly on a plane, since people are sleeping, and prefer to talkin my language with my friends or family if we are discussing personal things because in my experience, people eavesdrop in close quarters.
(via Electrolite)