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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a foreigner and I live in an area where there are not very many black people. I mostly see them in customer service, including state agencies. 
If I have a choice I will go to an Asian customer service rep because:
I don't like walking on eggshells as to what I am saying
I don't want to meet this 1 in 100 stereotypical person
I don't understand what a lot of black people are saying a lot of times; while I cut Asian immigrants tons of slack, it is not so easy to do when you have an American born and bred person in front of you

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IME, some Asians can be incredibly rude, curt and dismissive. [/quote]

NP. Yes, but they value customers so they tend to remedy problems. They might not smile while doing so, but they will exchange items for you without a hassle, etc.[/quote]

New PP here, agreeing with the core observation by foreigner above. Asian culture tends to be perfectionist and service-oriented, encouraging behaviors that some AAs (not all) would consider "acting white" or lacking in self-respect.

The brief answer to OP's question is then: revamp your culture, make it focused on solutions and the future, instead of entitlements and the past.[/quote]

No offense, but how the heck does one "revamp a culture?"   Especially in less than a generation!    The past?  Racism is alive and well.  I agree that people should not use it as an excuse for failure, but come on!  My answer to the original question is that AA's should STOP seeking validation from Whites and focus on building our own institutions and such.  The only good thing about segregation is it forced us to create our own banks, hospitals, universities, and companies and our leaders came from those ranks. We supported each other and invested in each other's success.  That is gone now!  Whites will never respect us as a race on a personal level, so let's stop trying that.  But if AA could ever decide to wield its  economic power and stop making the White man rich, respect would come in a hurry.   Money talks! [/quote]

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