Okay, so recently while wandering around YouTube, I stumbled upon the channel of a young European CD'er who films herself while out & about in public.
I won't share the link here, for various reasons.
The sound quality isn't great (there are some English subtitles), oftentimes she's filming with 2 cameras (including a handheld phone), and typically she's at the mall.
She looks... okay, I guess. But it's obvious she's a CD'er in her 20's who, while despite *some* GG's caught on film are wearing skirts & dresses & pantyhose/tights, is still a bit over-dressed for the occasion, which we all know can be a common CD faux pas.
Usually her English subtitles are all like, "Nobody notices!" & "I'm passing!"... Commentary things of that nature.
Unfortunately, it couldn't be further from the truth.
Most of the GG's, probably also around the same age, are simply *tolerating* her. And they are well aware of her presence.
Granted, some people in the mall are passing her by without a look. Maybe their attention is focused elsewhere. Maybe they saw her earlier, but are intentionally *not* looking at her as they come into camera range. Or maybe they saw her from behind as she was sitting, and simply thought it was a long-haired GG.
But others *are* looking, usually discretely enough -- sometimes multiple glances. Perhaps they'll even whisper to their friend, even smiling or giggling or rolling their eyes.
Now, maybe there's a bit of an English translation thing going on, but I don't believe so. I think the CD'er in question is simply too young, too naive, and too deep into her pink fog to realize what's really happening.
What makes things worse, IMO, is that she also films herself in the dressing rooms / areas -- while obviously doing things & acting a bit out of the ordinary, potentially in hopes of getting some sort of reaction/non-reaction out of others. Sometimes these GG's catch on quickly, and will have an annoyed look on their faces, as they know exactly what's going on. Others will pretend not to notice... Out of sight, out of mind?
Finally, every now & then someone will catch her filming & politely question her about it. Once she even got busted by security, as apparently at least one person thought she was acting waaaay too sketchy.
Don't get me wrong: Not all of it is bad. There are some really helpful & accepting SA's in her videos, too.
But the overall takeaway is that the channel is a bit cringey -- yet even while watching the same exact footage, the young CD'er doesn't see reality so objectively, unfortunately.
The good news is, I think there's a lot to learn from stuff like this...