I think it's normal, and not racist. In a Western culture, we use eye contact as a very important part of our non-verbal communication, and when we can't do that with someone because of the way they look or what they're wearing it's normal to find talking difficult.
If you're on the autistic spectrum and she didn't have the same grasp of English as a native speaker then that would make communication a little difficult anyway, I think. Her naqib just made communication more difficult on top of that. I'd probably have the same reaction, and I'm sure I'm not racist.
IIN to feel this way when talkign to someone wearing a niqab/burqa?
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I think it's normal, and not racist. In a Western culture, we use eye contact as a very important part of our non-verbal communication, and when we can't do that with someone because of the way they look or what they're wearing it's normal to find talking difficult.
If you're on the autistic spectrum and she didn't have the same grasp of English as a native speaker then that would make communication a little difficult anyway, I think. Her naqib just made communication more difficult on top of that. I'd probably have the same reaction, and I'm sure I'm not racist.