I see the same thing in my medical practice. I do not think it has anything to do with “perceived attitude” but with the fact that so many of these folks have been taught from early on that they must always be nauseatingly polite and submissive with white folks. This fact may also explain why some young POCs have chosen to overcorrect to arrogance or even aggressiveness. I don’t see this as disrespect, but as “I have had enough. You want my respect? Earn it.” To be honest, I am usually more comfortable with that. I get a bad case of heebie jeebies when people bow and scrape around me.
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