Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Im 6'8. Very tall by most people standards. I get a lot of looks in public, the occasional joke. Some more enthusiastic strangers will call me big guy.

But I have never been asked to be ridden around (by a stranger) before until this weekend.

I went to the zoo with my visting cousin and her husband, plus my sister and my friend. Thought it was kinda lame but whatever we did it on the spur of the moment.

While we're walking from exhibit to exhibit a small asian girl keeps following me at the heels, closely followed by her family. I saw what looked like a dad with another girl on his shoulders pushing a stroller with another baby, an older woman holding an asian boy, another middle aged asian couple, then two old asian men and a granny. Plus some kiddos running around like the one following me. So a big family that would laugh and giggle every time they looked at me and i looked at them.

A little more background, we are all in Texas and I was wearing cowboy boots and a hat (you dont have to say it i know i look good). 

I believe they thought i was like a tourist sighting, like a giant cowboy in texas. I dont mind that at all really. Im not self conscious.

However it got weird when one of the asian women approaches me and says "You hold her on your shoulder". While smiling and pointing at the kid.

She wanted me to do what the dad was doing with the other kid so the little girl could see into the gorilla pit while also getting to ride me.

The girl was very young and had a binkie so i thought she also had diapers and i didnt want diaper neck or someone on my head. Plus id need to take off my hat and carry it around and it was just a hassle.

So I say "Oh no thanks."

"You pick her up so she can see.

"Oh no thanks."

"No you pick her up its ok."

"No thanks."

I dont think she understands english very well so I start shaking my head from side to side and start saying "No" forcefully.

The little kid starts pouting and crying and the asian family start giving me mean looks. Then the grandma pulls a zoo worker aside and points to me, at which point i assume they realize that im not a zoo attraction for tourists. But it was just awkward and my sister just said i should carry around this kid on my neck.

AITA?