I sat next to an African man in full African garb - like Obama when he visited the relatives. He pulled out a copy of a book written in Arabic, likely the Koran, and started whispering passages or prayers to himself with his eyes closed in the Atlanta airport. Didn’t make me feel comfortable.
I would have started telling myself knock-knock jokes laughing wildly after each one until HE felt uncomfortable.
“Didn’t make me feel comfortable.”
I hope you don’t work for NPR. Honest talk like that can get you fired.