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I'm actually one of these brown / "arab" new blacks you speak of incidentally (I'm from Algeria) and I haven't had this problem. But I do not have an accent and
by eddie_the_head 15y ago
I'm actually one of these brown / "arab" new blacks you speak of incidentally (I'm from Algeria) and I haven't had this problem. But I do not have an accent and I've sort of "integrated" well within American culture. I can see where someone who is not so well-integrated and comes with an accent might see some trouble, but if they can code with quality and work in teams well, all that goes out the window.
- j45 15y agoI too, seem to stand out a little to some people; some even call me a visible minority. Even though I speak better english and command a larger vocabulary than most. English is my first of four languages. I also dress well, drive well, dine well, know my music, have friends from many countries. I once heard a saying you have to be twice as * to be * enough. Fill that in for any group.
- jhamburger 15y agoIn my experience once most middle eastern/arab people are "integrated", people see their appearance as vaguely mediterranean and don't really think twice about it.
- Rariel 15y agoI agree. I'd also add that I don't think that experience is the same as African-Americans. People do distinguish between middle-eastern/Mediterranean and African-American. At least in my experience.