If he was white, there is not a doubt in my mind that he would have tons of guys stopping by to chat. They surrounded him and talked amongst themselves, completely ignoring him. They plopped themselves and their towels in front, behind, and by the side of the Asian. Later a bunch of white guys stopped by to sunbathe. Nobody talked to the Asian guy, and nobody paid any attention to him. The only discussions that took place around the pool were between the other white guys. Guys who suntan by the pool inevitably meet new people, and conversation happens, which the Asian guy wanted. To get attention, a conversation starter to show he spoke English. But the book was clearly for a show, as he pretended to be engrossed in his reading.
He was on page one but never seemed to get past the first chapter. His book to read by the pool was Mage Heart by Jane Routley. He had designer sandals and sunglasses (that screamed TOMMY HILFIGER), with new blond highlights in his hair. He had a drink cooler, complete with a real glass to drink from, a bag of ice to keep his drink cold, a bottle of mineral water (he couldn’t drink out of the bottle?), and a noncarb salad from Dean & DeLuca, labeled of course. Usually, guys might bring bottled water, a magazine, and maybe a bag of chips to sunbathe by the pool, but not this guy. Completely smooth with almost 0% body fat, wearing a leopard-skin bathing suit (!), complete with an accessorized cooler. Who needs to tan anyways when we are already yellow-skinned? He was the typical Asian trying to be white. Here is another example – a thin Asian I’ve seen on and off at the baths for years came to sunbathe by the pool.