Fred, at Budget Motors on Kietzke lane, RenoTold me: "I'm sorry but I don't sell cars to people who don't shake hands", and refused to sell me a carWhen he came to shake hands with a Muslim woman who was accompanying me, wearing a scarf and she couldn't shake hands because of her religious beliefAltho she greeted him and smiledHe left us outside and went inside, and didn't let any other salesmen assist us so we left I felt extra sad because Fred himself comes from a minority in Iraq that me and my family support and post about their struggle every day in social media, and because he knows about these cultures from his home country, yet acted that way, and because I met him recently and really liked him and thought he was coolI personally may not agree about how the lady reacted, but in USA I learnt to respect people's religious beliefs even if I didn't find them reasonableWe always get respect and courtesy when we encounter that with US born people, yet it happened with someone who is aware of our cultures, yet discriminated against usAlso, I was the one buying the car not sheI also gave him benefit of the doubt and called later hoping it wouldn't be an issue and maybe he'd realize it wasn't the best reaction from his side, and just tried to inquire about that car I was interested in, but he never called me back
Fred, at Budget Motors on Kietzke lane, Reno. Told me: "I'm sorry but I don't sell cars to people who don't shake hands", and refused to sell me a car. When he came to shake hands with a Muslim woman who was accompanying me, wearing a scarf and she couldn't shake hands because of her religious belief. Altho she greeted him and smiled. He left us outside and went inside, and didn't let any other salesmen assist us so we left.
I felt extra sad because Fred himself comes from a minority in Iraq that me and my family support and post about their struggle every day in social media, and because he knows about these cultures from his home country, yet acted that way, and because I met him recently and really liked him and thought he was cool. I personally may not agree about how the lady reacted, but in USA I learnt to respect people's religious beliefs even if I didn't find them reasonable. We always get respect and courtesy when we encounter that with US born people, yet it happened with someone who is aware of our cultures, yet discriminated against us. Also, I was the one buying the car not she. I also gave him benefit of the doubt and called later hoping it wouldn't be an issue and maybe he'd realize it wasn't the best reaction from his side, and just tried to inquire about that car I was interested in, but he never called me back.
Fred, at Budget Motors on Kietzke lane, RenoTold me: "I'm sorry but I don't sell cars to people who don't shake hands", and refused to sell me a carWhen he came to shake hands with a Muslim woman who was accompanying me, wearing a scarf and she couldn't shake hands because of her religious beliefAltho she greeted him and smiledHe left us outside and went inside, and didn't let any other salesmen assist us so we left I felt extra sad because Fred himself comes from a minority in Iraq that me and my family support and post about their struggle every day in social media, and because he knows about these cultures from his home country, yet acted that way, and because I met him recently and really liked him and thought he was coolI personally may not agree about how the lady reacted, but in USA I learnt to respect people's religious beliefs even if I didn't find them reasonableWe always get respect and courtesy when we encounter that with US born people, yet it happened with someone who is aware of our cultures, yet discriminated against usAlso, I was the one buying the car not sheI also gave him benefit of the doubt and called later hoping it wouldn't be an issue and maybe he'd realize it wasn't the best reaction from his side, and just tried to inquire about that car I was interested in, but he never called me back
Fred, at Budget Motors on Kietzke lane, Reno. Told me: "I'm sorry but I don't sell cars to people who don't shake hands", and refused to sell me a car. When he came to shake hands with a Muslim woman who was accompanying me, wearing a scarf and she couldn't shake hands because of her religious belief. Altho she greeted him and smiled. He left us outside and went inside, and didn't let any other salesmen assist us so we left.
I felt extra sad because Fred himself comes from a minority in Iraq that me and my family support and post about their struggle every day in social media, and because he knows about these cultures from his home country, yet acted that way, and because I met him recently and really liked him and thought he was cool. I personally may not agree about how the lady reacted, but in USA I learnt to respect people's religious beliefs even if I didn't find them reasonable. We always get respect and courtesy when we encounter that with US born people, yet it happened with someone who is aware of our cultures, yet discriminated against us. Also, I was the one buying the car not she. I also gave him benefit of the doubt and called later hoping it wouldn't be an issue and maybe he'd realize it wasn't the best reaction from his side, and just tried to inquire about that car I was interested in, but he never called me back.