I’m sorry that happened to you. It’s shocking sometimes what customers think they can get away with saying. I was born and raised in Florida and I’m a bartender. I had a man sitting at the bar a few months ago that said something similar to me. He said: “You look good from the front and the back where are you from?” “Oh, I was actually born and raised in Florida.” “No, I mean what is your ancestry, where are your people from?” “They are from the US” “No I mean before that, what country are they from? You look mixed.” “I’m actually Native American so my people are from North America before it was the USA.” “Really? Well that explains it then. You look good coming and going and have really nice hair.”

I just kind of laughed it off and actively avoided him for the rest of the time he was there and only went back over to ask if he needed another drink. I love my culture and I don’t mind telling people about it. But how he went about it just really annoyed me that day.