Like this!
You can't see me, but I'm worrying over here.

Kerbal Space Program:
Failure is not an option. It's a requirement!

How do you worry about it now?

"Malibu's Most Wanted" is a comedy; in comedy, life is exaggerated. Using a comedy's portrayal of a situation as a research point is like saying "You don't know about Beverly Hills white people? Check out The Beverly Hillbillies." Did you know that in Hamilton's day they sang hip-hop all the time?
To the top poster: the people in the restaurant are put off by CHARLIE'S BEHAVIOR, as if, like the poster I'm replying to, Charlie was ASSUMING he was "going to get his lily-white ass beaten and robbed just for being in Watts." See how funny that is, and what a reflection of life it is, as seen by dhmason6155's "honest portrayal" of it. Notice when you watch again, that no one is glaring at Jake, who is calmly eating his dinner. The humor is in showing Charlie being foolish and bigoted, and being unable to relax and eat his dinner, without making everyone around him nervous for no reason because he's nervous for no reason.
And Mason don't even try it. I stop at fast food joints in South Central all the time. They don't come any whiter than me, and I've never faced the kind of situation a black man would face were the situation reversed in your lily-white part of town. Nothing but friendly greetings and smooth business exchanges. You really need to get out more.

Let me put it more bluntly: If you're white, you DON'T show your lily-ass face in Watts (or Compton or Inglewood, etc) without a good reason, especially if you're from Malibu, driving a BMW, dressed like a tourist and it's nighttime. That is unless you like getting robbed and your ass beaten.
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but no one else on this thread seems to be stating the obvious. Check out "Malibu's Most Wanted". Also try Googling or You- Tubing Reginald Denny.
We got a job.
What kind?
The Forever Kind.

Uhhgg! I wish it would all just slide into the ocean and we could not have to worry about it, anymore.

Kerbal Space Program:
Failure is not an option. It's a requirement!

Watts is just north of Compton which is north of Long Beach. Watts is indeed a part of south-central LA. South-central is comprised of approx 25 neighborhoods. It is a fairly large area. Hope that helps.

Ok - thanks for sorting that out. Another question: Ive always thought that "South Central" was L.A. equivalent of Harlem, given how often its mentioned in HipHop-songs and the like.
Is it part of Watts (vice versa) or is it an entirely different neighborhood altogether?

Watts is a predominantly black neighborhood, and they were the only white people in the restaurant. Also Charlie was very wealthy and Watts is a poor neighborhood, so naturally he felt very out of place and was anxious to get out of there.

Touche'. Sorry I didn't realize you were not from the US. The Watts Riots of 65 were taught in America schools as a part of history class or sociology class. LA equivalent of NYs Harlem.
And yes, I have heard of NeukoelnI was a David Bowie fan in the 70s/80s lol
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Not my circus, not my monkeys
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Nope, have you heard of Neukoelln?

You've never heard of Watts?
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Not my circus, not my monkeys
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Ask Reginald Dennys if he feels uncomfortable in Watts

Thanks!

They were simply out of place. Watts is like the opposite of Malibu. It was an awkward and uncomfortable situation.
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