Truly..?

Is it true that prejudice still exist in this world..?

I worked Friday night and man was it every busy! I actually walked about with over 80 dollars in tips!! That hasn't happened in..... Forever! Since last year to be exact when I had to stay till 0100 to finish closing up the store... Even though we did close at 2000 that night. Walked away with around 100 bucks that night :)

Anyway - Back to my topic - So Friday night was busy, had a lot of tables, at least 4 at a time if not more. A white couple walked in - rednecks to be exact - and sat down at a two seater that was on the left side of the cafe. They were happily facing each other for the first half of their meal, just sitting and enjoying their sweet teas and salads waiting for their main course to get finished cooking.

Then a black family walked in to the cafe. They had six people total so I sat them on the right side of the cafe at one of our bigger tables, it was enough to fit them and the little baby girl they had with them - she was so precious! I took their drink order and headed over to the drink station to fill it. As I walked past the white couple, I noticed them eyeing the family that had just walked in and then they quickly whispered to each other. I tried to think nothing of it and just went about getting the families drinks... But as I was walking back over I watched as the white man took his chair and deliberately placed it so that his back was to the black family and the woman shifted so that her back was to the family as well.

Now, I may be over-analyzing this situation... But to me it looks like the couple was trying to shun the family. I just can't seem to understand how there is still prejudice in the world now. I guess growing up in California has lead to me believing that everyone is created equal no matter what gender, size, color, wealth, etc. Is the South truly that different? To me it is a foreign world in so many ways - this incident being a major one.