I agree with mostly all the comments.
Code Blue, I am sorry but I think the generalization we are making are pretty accurate.
I am from Compton and we have Swapmeets as well as nail shops on every corner, beauty shops, liquor stores, etc. and they are all owned by Koreans and 99.9% of them are either rude or lacking in any customer service skills.
We actually talked about this issue in one of my Race and American Law classes. I think these issues stem from the fact that many Asians buy into the negative stereotypes that most Americans have about African-Americans. They think they are better than us.
I would also say the same thing about my group of people. You will hear many a Black person say, they hate dealing with Black owned businesses because they always have attitudes and I hate to say it and I try to check myself when I do. But it is true.I was calling this Beautician the other day and he was so stank on the phone I took my business elsewhere.
I think the reason why a lot of Blacks still patronize these stores is because they have a corner on the market. If you are your average joe in my city then you may not have the transportation to find someplace that is Black owned because generally every thing in the immediate area is Korean owned and if you do go out what is the alternative a "white owned business." Neither one are putting money back into our communities.
But I have a general gripe with some Asian Americans. In California where they represent a significant part of the population, the college I attended was sixty percent Asian and what tripped me out were all those Asians who walked around listening to rap, calling each other nigga, dressing hip hop and then thought they were too good to be friendly to me. But I guess that is a whole 'nother topic.
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