should I be glad there's stereotypes?

On the way out of the hotel at the Burton Catalyst conference, I ran into a colleague who was going to the airport as well. He handed me his keys to get the car from the valet.

Handed the keys to the valet, and he asked for the last name on the account ...

"Al-Hadidi" I said.

"You're not an Al-Hadidi" he replied.

True, I'm about as white as Wonder Bread. While his comment was rude, and while he inconvienenced me (he wouldn't go get the car until my colleague arrived), I can see the point ... most people wouldn't think twice, and might have just handed-over the car to a thief.