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My office is based in a ethnically diverse town. I would say 70-80% of my clients are of Asian origin be it 1st or 2nd generation. I am white male.

Where a conflict of interest may arise I am asked to recommend another firm and the closest firm down the street who I am happy to recommend are all Asian.

Unfortunately I get some sort of reverse discrimination- Asians refusing to go to another Asian firm purely because they are Asian.

I have queried this directly with the client and it is based on a combination of trust issues and no wanting members of their community to know their business. Plus and this has been said direct to me: the native white guy is seen as more trustworthy.

Make of that what you will.