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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I have a bunch of friends, coworkers, employees and business associates that are Muslim. Some live in my country, some in the US, Egypt, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Irak, all over the place, and all of them, without exception, are amazing people, super humble, can take jokes, even about religion, and are incredibly respectful of everyone else regardless of any perceived difference. My family and I went to the New York side of the Niagar Falls for New Year of 2019, where we know absolutely nobody. When we got to the AirBNB late at night, my wife and I went out to buy some water, some food for breakfast the next day, and everything was closed. We found a small store that was open and when we walked in we were greeted by this guy originally from Iran, Muslim. We started talking like we were friends for years. Before he left he offered to make us dinner the following night. I'm Dominican, and I have yet to meet someone as nice and outgoing as this guy and his family. We met almost every day for the 2 weeks we spent there, and I am grateful that I met them. We had an amazing time. I'm sure there are some nasty people out there, just like there's a bunch of nasty people everywhere and from all walks of life. Bottom line is that we can't tell who is who just by race, religion, nationality or any of those things. Take the time to know the person, more times than not, you'll be grateful you did. I'm sorry, I'm feeling really hyped with this thread. You guys have restored some of my lost faith in humanity. Thank you very much.