So she was especially cheery when she greeted a table of three white men in her section midmorning. They chatted warmly. They told her they were from West Texas. One was a dentist and complimented her on her smile. They were jovial and fun.
She admits now that she probably prejudged them, assuming they were in town for President Trump’s inauguration.
And based on the note they left her, she was probably right.
When the men finished their meals they left Harris, a 25-year-old African American woman, a personal message on the receipt that noted their apparent differences. They also left her a $450 tip on their $72.60 bill — nearly a 625 percent tip.
“We may come from different cultures and may disagree on certain issues, but if everyone would share their smile and kindness like your beautiful smile, our country will come together as one people,” the note reads. “Not race. Not gender. Just American.” Then he added, “God Bless!”
The men were gone before Harris saw the receipt. She read the words before she saw the tip, and the words alone were enough to overwhelm her.
“You automatically assume if someone supports Trump that they have ideas about you,” she said, “but [the customer is] more embracing than even some of my more liberal friends, and there was a real authenticity in our exchange.”
~~~ But she said the men left her with so much more. Their words were a reminder not to make assumptions. And that so many Americans want unity, regardless of their politics, and to not be afraid to connect with someone as human beings, she said.
“This definitely reshaped my perspective. Republican, Democrat, liberal are all subcategories to what we are experiencing,” she said. “It instills a lot of hope.”
Reported in WaPo
The so called war on women only in the minds of crazy feminists and those that would force them to walk in public wearing a tent around themselves Sharia Law is not for america
RIP Mary Tyler Moore the last feminine feminist allowed on TV