Did this happened to you, or is it just me ?

I have been in the US for almost 5 years now. We lived in Columbus Ohio when I first got here. But that was only like 2 months and then we moved down south. At first I really don't like it here. But as time passes by , I have learned to like this place, especially during the winter. We don't have snow here, so I guess that's really good for me . I hate cold weather.

When I was just new in the US, I get so excited to see Filipinos at the store. I am a very friendly person. And I talk a lot too. So everytime I saw a Filipino looking person, I normally approach them . At first I have to asked them if they're Filipino or not. If they are , then I would start talking, blah blah blah. But that's it. We don't exchange phone numbers and other infos.

I already heard a story before that there are some pinays or pinoys who are snob. But I really did not believe it until I encountered them myself. One time I was at Walmart, ( at the seafood section ) there were two pinays who were also looking for seafoods displayed. They were talking tagalog, so I know that they are really Filipino. ( I normally don't start the conversation unless I make sure ) . I asked something , and both of them just looked at me like they saw some scary stuff. LOL . They looked at me from head to toe, then they left. So I said to myself, am I that scary? LOL . I think those women are in their 50's so "may kulubot na talaga sila " .

Then the next incident happened at Ross Store. There were 3 filipinas who are also talkin tagalog and they're looking at the dresses, tops, jeans , etc. They were talking loud. When they got near me, I said " Kumusta " ( how are you ) . Then they said, okay. Then they turn their back on me and they started talking in English . ( I really don't mind if they're talking in English as long as they don't have a very heavy Filipino accent). So I just said to myself, okay whatever. Then I started looking at the displayed merchandise again. While they think I am away from them, ( they're really short people , they weren't able to see me ) , they started talking in tagalog again. So I purposely went to their direction, and as soon as they saw me they started speaking English again. Geezzz.. Oh well. Since then , if I see Pinays at the store.. I just ignore them. I was already being ignored twice . And isn't is sad?