In 1998 I had a very bad experience at a local bank in my city because of my vitiligo and here's what happened. It was sunny outside and the temperature was about 92 with 100% humidity that day.And because we people with Vitiligo have to cover up all the time I went in the bank to withdraw some money but I forgot I had the baseball cap pulled all the way down over my head and I had some really dark sun glasses on and one of the tellers gave me such a nervous look she actually pushed the silent alarm button for the bank and I had the security gaurd and police grab me I was so embarrassed I should of sued them but when I think about what happened in retrospect I say darn that was a crazy experience due to the fact that I had vitiligo
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At least here in my country it is the bank's policy to not allow caps, dark glasses and even cell phones inside bank premises, guards immediately ask a customer to comply when they are dressed like that.
Hector I never had a problem going to my regular bank like that because they know me there, But since I went to a diffrent branch of the same bank company they got scared and if figured that I was up too something !!!!
Yeah I should of sued when I think about it but the bank got so suspicious too see somebody with a baseball cap very dark and large sunglasses and and long sleve shirt and jeans on a hot summer day it probably was cause for alarm but since that was not my normal bank branch where I usually bank at the tellers probably got nervous because they were not used to seeing me and that week the same bank was robbed twice already so I can't really blame them for being so nervous and what made it so bad was the simple fact that the robber does fit my description but he does not have Vitiligo !!!!!!
Bless your heart! I can see their side of it because they may not have been able to see any of your Vitiligo but I know it was embarrassing as all get-out for you!!! Unfortunate for all involved! :(
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Hector I never had a problem going to my regular bank like that because they know me there, But since I went to a diffrent branch of the same bank company they got scared and if figured that I was up too something !!!!
Yeah I should of sued when I think about it but the bank got so suspicious too see somebody with a baseball cap very dark and large sunglasses and and long sleve shirt and jeans on a hot summer day it probably was cause for alarm but since that was not my normal bank branch where I usually bank at the tellers probably got nervous because they were not used to seeing me and that week the same bank was robbed twice already so I can't really blame them for being so nervous and what made it so bad was the simple fact that the robber does fit my description but he does not have Vitiligo !!!!!!
Yes in deed it was Kimberly but I never want to experience anything like that again !!!!