Wahwer in Da Hood

I saw this picture and was immediately reminded of a comparison between me (lil yellow peep) and the majority of my neighbors (black peeps on the wall). When I first moved to my Hood 3 years ago, NONE of my neighbors (white OR black) spoke with me for the first 6 months. Eventually, two different neighbors (one white / one black, both male) told me to watch my back because I came across as "too friendly" and that people didn't trust me (I later learned most folks thought I was some kind of police CI, imbedded to learn about dealings in Da Hood). As IF!
Now, after 3+ years, I recognize a large number of neighbors on sight, and many actually stop and chat when they see me sitting on my porch in the evenings. The peep made me see how I might have come across to my neighbors: honest eager, yet alien from anything they were used to seeing!