"The Lone Ranger & Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"

I think there are multiple reasons behind the convenience store worker's perception of the narrator's dark-toned skin and long, black hair to be dangerous. This fear could possibly be just for the fact that it is different. People don't always accept difference if they have grown up and become accustomed to their own. Difference could also bring about suspicion. A good example of this is how many Americans now look at people from the Middle East, which brings me to another potential reason. Perhaps the worker once had a bad encounter with another indian, so he may hold the incident against the whole race. However, it may not even be the appearance of the narrator at all, rather his curious behavior (especially so late at night), which gave the worker reason to be suspicious.