Superstar? More like Freak.

So, I guess I had accumulated this preconceived notion over time, that somehow that which made me different from the Japanese would somehow make me popular. People had told me I would be like a star over here cause I am so big, and people would want to talk to me, and take pictures and all that jazz. Well, it's not like I really believed that or anything, but in all reality, it feels quite the opposite. Being on the subway or on the bus, or even just sitting in the park, people just stare at me. some make it more obvious than others. Most people are tactical about it, and try to be inconspicuous. But even still there are some (mostly older folks) that will outright just stare you down like you have a twelve pound tumor growing out of the side of your head, or unnaturally long nose-hair that you've braided or something.