yup. you treat them with respect. they do the same? buddies for life . always made friends with black neighbors. hey they both had thei r masters degrees. we had neither. they were the best. as an oB nurse their second baby was born where i worked and i was there when the girl was born.. i took care of them also.. it was a blessing to me.long time ago. still distant friends unfortunatley as they moved on up..!! their oldest is a daddy of two now. and both kids have done very well. so proud of them both.