Used to visit a bagel shop on my early morning motorcycle ride. Owner’s wife was Vietnamese and worked in the shop with a group of high school girls. The difference between the way she worked and they worked was amazing. She never moved without looking ahead to anticipate some need of the customers or service item. She didn’t talk much but she worked super efficiently, so I complimented her one day years after, for which she thanked me profusely. Her husband got my comment too.
I found that this oriental concern for doing a job well and with attention to detail was a common trait. Is that racism?
No, that's being awake, observing your surroundings, and drawing conclusions from the patterns you see. Ignoring the same gets people killed, so in some ways discrimination is a deeply ingrained survival mechanism.
Wife’s nail lady (and her husband) attended the funeral of my wife’s mom (a non-customer). They approached and paid their respects. Family is huge to Asians.