How do i deal with almost daily racism and xenophobia?

[bustahjoong]

I am a brown girl in a country where there is a vast majority of white people

It's a country with few tourists/immigrants so only young people speak some english and they aren't used to seeing foreigners in their daily life, especially because I don't live in a touristic city

 

I deal with racism everyday, from stares to people laughing while looking at me, some old lady even made a face making fun of me for no reason and aggressively stared at me

 

I had shop workers refuse to talk to me, yell at me while I didn't even understand what I was doing wrong

 

I don't know how to deal with this, I have depression and anxiety and this is making me feel worse

[begginforthread]

These people are idiots so dont be down on yourself about it, they're the problem not you.

 

The only thing you can do is leave and find a place that's more open minded and welcoming to foreigners. Easier said than done but that's something you'll probably want to be working towards.

[s o f t i e]

Stay safe while you save up to leave.