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by iamtherockstar 4832 days ago
I spent two years as an LDS missionary in the Caribbean islands. Influence by slavery and indentured servitude, the most common races down there were African and Indian descent. White people were a rarity (so much so that it was common to hear people a block away yell out "White boy!" many times a day). Despite this, more than a few people would say things like "You're white. Things are easy for you." I thought this was crazy, since I was definitely a minority in the area, but now that I'm older, I see what they meant.