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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
In terms of "knee-jerk racial reactions," I'm not even allowed to answer. Since I live in Alabama, most people (intentional or not) already have a pre-conceived notion of what my racial views must be, and anything I say will be skewed towards that direction by the less-enlightened members. Trust me, this is years of experience talking here.
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I spent a couple of days in Dothan a few years back. Due to flight schedules and no more than I had to do, I had some time to spend in a few stores, malls, restaurants and such. I found everyone to be friendly and polite regardless of their skin color, not what most stereotypes people may believe. My next stop was farther north on Long Island. I walked into the shop that I was going to be working in that day and my guide told me a racist joke before he even introduced himself. Dumbasses are going to pop up anywhere and there is no geographic basis that is going to make you know when to expect one to show themself.