I have a white colleague here in Nigeria who has worked for many years in West Africa. At first, I was excited to work with him because Nigeria is a hard place and when I see people who chose to live here I get curious. I had assumed he wasn't racist, but I guess I am wrong. The other day he made an offhand comment, ' perhaps you tell the client it's 1 million nairas and give him your account number..'. And when I expressed horror he laughed it off. I regret not directly warning him never to make such comments to me, but I know I will do that soon. I am noticing the comments he makes and they are racist and rude. Reading this article helped me tie a lot of things together.