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I'm really struggling to understand your first sentence. Are you saying people generally aren't racist outside the US? Because my experience has been very, ve
by skolsuper 8y ago
I'm really struggling to understand your first sentence. Are you saying people generally aren't racist outside the US? Because my experience has been very, very different (and that's as a white male)
- throwaway9d0291 8y agoThere's certainly racism in other countries but it's not based on skin colour like in the US. For example some people in the UK have an aversion to Eastern Europeans, who are white but have no problems with black Britons.
- lm28469 8y agoI think he references the fact that in the US you get official forms from the gov that asks (as far as I remember): Race: - white - black - hispanic - other Like when you get your driver license or open a bank account. Coming from Europe I was surprised by such a question. Racial issues run very deep in the US.
- krageon 8y agoThis is what I was referring to.
- skolsuper 8y agoAh, I understand now. As some anecdata: here in Singapore (a country I think is renowned for it's multiculturalism, but correct me if I'm wrong), practically every important form, from opening a bank account to renting a condo to filing taxes with the government, requires me to select my race from a list of "Chinese", "Malay", "Indian" or "Other". In Thailand, it's normal for people to specify their race and religion on their resume.