My friend and I visited Baku for Christmas and stayed near Nizami St. We enjoyed walking on Baku Boulevard, Nizami St., Maiden Tower area, and Flame Towers area and we both got a lot of stares, not offensive at all, just made me a bit conscious. We are from the Philippines and have slight "squinty" eyes. One boy mouthed CHINAAAAA to my friend and found it funny. One teenage girl was with her father and asked if we were from Korea. Another one asked if I was from Thailand.

My question is, is it not common for Azerbaijanis (mainly in Baku) to see Eastern Asian people?

P.S. I love the Christmas scene in your beautiful city. It was my 1st Christmas market experience and it was so magical. The only thing missing was the snowfall to make it more than perfect.

I'm East Asian, and after I reached europe, Azerbaijani people often talk to me to tell me I look more central Asian than east Asian. Is this a good thing or something?