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[quote=Anonymous]I've seen and experienced this. Mostly it's with women who have not been around other minorities much before in their lives so they don't know exactly what to expect. They've been exposed to black women and often times latina women but not always Asian women so the interaction towards them is different. It's odd for this area though. Try to break the ice a bit by complimenting an outfit or asking for recipe if they bring in something that tasted good or discussing a best seller book or a popular TV show. Sometimes, people simply go by stereotypes and you need to show them that you're human too and that there is likely some common ground if they try to get to know you. It sucks, but I grew up in the South in a very you're either Black or White community and trying to "humanize" myself as much as possible in their eyes was my coping mechanism. [/quote]
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