My wife is black, as are the members of my gospel quartet. They are all treated equally well as the rest of the shoppers... which is more polite and willing to give assistance than the folks over at K-Mart, who generally ignore you. I've written a letter to the manager of the store commending him on helpful the staff is there. (Many of the key departmental managers and assistant managers are black, by the way.

So, let's see... the Walmart that I go to is friendly, you are greeted warmly at the door and the people who work there are happy to help you. The K-Mart staff mostly ignore you when you come in, and rarely offer assistance. In some other towns it's the opposite. Why am I so surprised? That's the problem with making generalities based on your immediate experience. You just end up talking about your own experiences.

Jerry