[Lucy-H22679]

I don't feel uncomfortable in more wealthy neighborhoods anymore, but I used to. I grew up in the barrio, but the rich areas weren't that far away, so the barrio kids and rich kids went to school together. For the most part they looked down on us, so we hated them. Part of the hate was envy for the easy life they all seemed to have, and part of it was in response to the total lack of respect toward us. But in high school I did have a few friends from the rich crowd, despite the general animosity between the two groups. I never had any problems when I went to their neighborhood, but my brothers would. I guess because they were male they were perceived as more of a threat. They would frequently get pulled over by the cops in that neighborhood for no good reason. The cops would stop them just to ask questions about where they were going and things like that. If they showed any negative emotion - like frustration at being pulled over repeatedly - the cops were likely to make them get out of the car, handcuff them on the side of the road and search the car. Although I am no longer uncomfortable in rich neighborhoods, I would never choose to live in one because I don't want my family to feel uncomfortable visiting.

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Name : Lucy-H22679, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 25, City : San Jose, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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