I don’t blame the children, the adults are just as bad…I was once in Boro Park for a Bar Mitzvah…I felt the stares on the back of my neck…I think the kids were confused as to why a “Goyish Family” was wearing kippas and Tzizus…. 🙂
They have no clues that there are Jews who are religious, but don’t necessarily wear black pants, white shirts, and hats…
To them, if we don’t fit the Mold, we are goyim…sad but true…
I’ve davened at tother shuls here at home that are outside “my element” for one reason or other…always felt welcomed and no stares….I think the staring is a New York thing