Rosalynd Harris works at Busboys & Poets in Washington D.C., and on Monday, she noticed a group of people who were clearly not from around the area.
âI could tell they were from the south because they had their cowboy hats on and I was like, âOh, youâre not from the city,’â she said.
The men, Jason White and five of his friends, were from Texas and had come to D.C. for the inauguration to support President Donald Trump. White and his friends had stayed over the weekend, and he said that being exposed to that many people with differing viewpoints, especially during the Women’s March, really had him thinking that day.
âBeing in West Texas, I generally love everyone,â White said. âWe have our differences, but you donât see the extreme fear when youâre walking down the street, or you donât see the extreme hate from any side so this was just a new experience for me.â
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That’s what prompted him to leave a $450 tip for Harris on a $70 tab, along with a note that read, âWe may come from different cultures, and we may disagree on certain issues, but if everyone would share their smile and kindness like your beautiful smile, our country will come together as one people, not race, not gender, just American. God bless.â
âWe may have different opinions and disagree on different issues, but the fact that he still looked at me as an equal and someone of value, it said something, like OK, not all hope is lost,â Harris said.
White hopes to continue to work toward unity as well, saying, âAs I sat there I thought about the entire weekend and I thought I donât know her, she doesnât know me, but if most Americans have a preconceived perception about people then weâre never going to get better.â
