I have a friend with a Japanese wife he met in California (he's French), they got married in Japan and lived there for a couple years, and their decision to fin

I have a friend with a Japanese wife he met in California (he's French), they got married in Japan and lived there for a couple years, and their decision to finally come to France was because the racism became aggressive when they were together in public. A white guy alone was fine, a white guy holding hand with a beautiful (subjective, but honestly she could be a model) japanese girl? Even his coworkers were disrespectful, which I find baffling.