I have and will continue to give respect to those I come in contact with, however, I have given up on looking for quality customer service. Genuine, nice, polite people are too few and far between here. I've also noticed what I can only call racism here. For instance, when waiting in line at a restaurant, the person in front of me (who happens to be black) is greeted with a smile and some nearly unintelligible salutation (something having to do with dog, or cousin or something). When I (who happen to be caucasian) get up to the counter I get a dirty look and something mumbled that could not be distinguished as language beyond a grunt. The next person in line (black again) gets a friendly "Girl" this or "Baby daddy" that. It would seem that we have all too quickly forgotten the days of segregation, when people wanted to dine in the same establishments.

I just attended my daughter's graduation in Memphis TN this past weekend and experienced the worst degree of reversed racism I have ever personally encountered. It was intolerable the amount of angry Afro-American hatred projected onto me without cause of any kind. Not just one or two, but hundreds! As there were nearly a thousand spectators in attendance and the caucasions were mere speckles amongst the masses (myself included,) Afro-Americans absolutely numbered in the majority. The level of tension was unbearable. "What purpose does it serve?" was the only question that entered into my mind!
Not only that, I assume most of the majority were Christians, and mostly of the Baptist persuasion so I can say without hesitation that they certainly don't practice what they preach on Sunday! (At least in that Southern area!)