I second with what Bhusan has said. I had a similar situation when I went to a Gas Station that was partly an Indian Store and of course was owned by an Indian. There were two lines in the gas station counter, one for people who bought gas and other non-indian related items and another for indian items. I was in the later line but to my surprise, I found people in the other line mainly white being served first even though some had arrived after me. I complained to the manager but I am not sure how much it helped. Anyway, I have always realized be it in an asian store in USA or in Nepal or simply in a circle of friends, that we seem to take for granted those people similar to us. That is why you get phone calls early in the morning or late at night asking for favors, that you cannot possibly deny even though your situation says otherwise. It has to do with a culture that we come from where people are not respected, and those who don't get respected don't voice their concern. And if what deja_blue is true for everyone than it is sad because money should not be considered as a value to judge someone's worth in life.