He Feels Accepted
James says he feels accepted by others as he is generally healthy, young, employed, and financially independent. He can afford to buy decent clothes and wash them regularly. “I’m employed and literate and fluent in the dominant local language. I move through the world sheltered from expectations to look a certain way in order to be perceived as competent and professional and welcome in a restaurant. Even when I am not showered or groomed, I’m likely to still be seen as clean,” he says.