Now, see, that's interesting you say that. I did a social experiment when in Philly a couple of years ago. I "became" Muslim, sort of by accident, but when I realized what was happening I decided to go with it.
I'm swarthy-skinned, dark eyes, dark hair, just put the right clothes on me and wrap a scarf over my head, and BAMMO! Instant Persian (or Turkish, or Iraqi, or Pakistani, Indian--both kinds). So, what I noticed was that the Muslim men kept looking at me. They never do that when I'm dressed like usual. But they were making eye contact with me, and as I drifted further and further behind my husband, the looks that I was getting were more and more approving. Fully weird, but kinda cool to see happen, to be able to blend in like that, you know?
So, on the flip side of that coin were all the Americans. NOT ONE WOULD LOOK ME IN THE EYE. NOT a fucking ONE. Including all the blacks, who I thought might be a little more willing to at least look the Muslim woman in the eye. The Koreans treated me like everyone else.
Thusly, I ask, when people are screaming about racism, how would you treat someone not of the "right" minority? Right now, that's Arab/Middle Eastern, wouldn't you agree?
I love doing social experiments like that. It helps me get perspective. Now, when I was little in LA, when that gas station owner thought I was black and wouldn't let me use the toilet, that wasn't an experiment. I was only 6 or 7, but it's burned into my brain, as is my mother pulling my bathing suit bottom down enough so the guy could see the color of my butt. (I got picked on a lot when I was a kid.
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Oh man! The looks on their faces when we'd all be facing them and then we'd fake pick our noses. This one dude got this horrified look on his face and just took off in his minivan like a fucking rocket down the street, almost didn't stop for the turn. 
Or, is there a Rosetta Stone torrent out there? 
..so in therory castro has alot to do with cuban cigars being so good
