On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 5:45:09 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-07-29 10:53 AM, barbie gee wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Jul 2017, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> India Supermarket.
> > ...
> >> obviously tailored to what Indian people might want. But... When I
> >> asked about it, someone actually told me that I shouldn't go there
> >> because I'm white. Because of this comment, I felt a bit fearful to go
> >> in.
> >
> > Whoever made that comment is a xenophobic moron.
>
>
> Don't be so quick to judge someone based on something reported by a
> pathological liar. She may still be traumatized by the man in the turban
> who chased her with his broom.
> >
> > The only way different cultures will come to know each other is if we
> > engage each other.
>
> I live in an area that is almost exclusively white, but there are
> various ethnic stores in nearby cities and I often go to them. The
> people who run them tend to be very friendly and helpful.

Being friendly and helpful is a good strategy, retail-wise.