First of all, that is hardly the same point. Whites aren't stigmatized as criminals as blacks are. Thanks to the media and the unregulated discretion of our criminal justice system, blacks are grossly overrepresented among prison and jail populations, even though whites commit more crimes. A black person in a 'white neighborhood' would feel the discomfort of either being arrested, or of being seen as a criminal, rather than a white person in a 'black neighborhood' feeling that they'll be mugged and shot at any moment.
Anyway, the point is, that I can think of at least ten different ways you could have written that better (i.e., "I've been in the worst of the worst neighborhoods and still felt safe enough to ask for directions").
Not trying to be the politically correct police, but seriously... :bang:
Point taken - but likely none of this is really relevant to the crime under discussion here. Let's not lose sight of the point....:blowkiss: