So, you're a first-time English teacher, fresh off your TEFL course and you walk into a classroom in an Asian country feeling nervous, anxious and excited to teach your first kindergarten class and suddenly, a couple kids start crying and the others stare at you with fear in their eyes. What could possibly make them have such a strong reaction to your presence? Well, aside from being young and missing their parents, there is one other important thing that is out of your control, your appearance. It's not your hairstyle, or the clothes you're wearing either, it's the color of your skin, the color of your hair, the shape of your body and of course, those weird sounds you make when you speak.