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1. tolbis+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-02-24 17:28:56
I wonder why HN only focuses on the financial part. There are several complex ways in which racial injustice works. Nigerian Americans will still get racially profiled at the store and have a harder time with the police.
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2. inglor+k1[view] [source] 2021-02-24 17:33:55
>>tolbis+(OP)
I cannot vouch for that either way. My experience from Europe is that A LOT depends on your clothing and general demeanor.

An Indian dressed a in silk three piece suit and a Philippe Patek watch on his wrist will be treated with obsequious deference by the store personnel. A Roma guy dressed as stereotypical Roma will be suspected and followed. Their skin colors are identical.

At the end of the day, money talks.

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3. azinma+Nc[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-02-24 18:24:38
>>inglor+k1
I can tell you one anecdote — I have a Nigerian friend who is very high up at a FAANG, well dressed and mannered (and wealthy), who is pulled over _monthly_ in the Bay Area driving a fancy SUV. Nearly every time they ask him “is this your car?”
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4. tolbis+mF[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-02-24 20:27:00
>>inglor+k1
The US has a very different relationship with race than your country.
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