Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Aaaaand Europe still has issues with this concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 My first time living abroad as an adult I was able to observe this in action. For example, when I lived in Chile (hilarious considering they are fourth on this list) I saw a lot of open hostility to me as an American. Which tbh I understood and didn't have a problem dealing with since the US was in the middle of turning Iraq into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. But there was also a lot of open hostility towards Peruvian immigrants. Also, Americans can at least hide their racism. But when I lived in South America it wasn't uncommon to hear horrifically stereotypical things about blacks and Asians—out in the open in normal conversation—that I won't bother repeating here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Aaaaand Europe still has issues with this concept. I think Americans in general love hearing about immigrants becoming citizens. Frankly it should be easier and quicker to become one. The more we can get immigrants to drink the cool-aid the better off we as a nation are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePi Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: My first time living abroad as an adult I was able to observe this in action. For example, when I lived in Chile (hilarious considering they are fourth on this list) I saw a lot of open hostility to me as an American. Which tbh I understood and didn't have a problem dealing with since the US was in the middle of turning Iraq into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. But there was also a lot of open hostility towards Peruvian immigrants. Also, Americans can at least hide their racism. But when I lived in South America it wasn't uncommon to hear horrifically stereotypical things about blacks and Asians—out in the open in normal conversation—that I won't bother repeating here. Similarly, my brother went to Europe (Germany, Poland, Amsterdam) a month ago a recalled that casual racism seemed way more prevalent than he's seen in the US. Particularly how people talked about foreign soccer players and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 1 minute ago, ThreePi said: Similarly, my brother went to Europe (Germany, Poland, Amsterdam) a month ago a recalled that casual racism seemed way more prevalent than he's seen in the US. Particularly how people talked about foreign soccer players and stuff like that. Not surprising. Italy had that famous incident of shouting racist things at their own player on their national team because he's black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Spain, Italy, and Greece are horrifically racist. And don't even get me started on slavs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Those charts show Canada ahead of America. How does that make Americans "the most"? Second most, sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 22 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Those charts show Canada ahead of America. How does that make Americans "the most"? Second most, sure. The first chart takes into account several different items not just inclusiveness of immigrants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 A big part of the problem for European countries is that they expect you to completely drop your old identity and become simply French, or German, or whatever—they don't really have an analog of hyphenated-Americans. Whereas as long as you can interact with society properly while you're out in public we don't really care if you still retain large parts of your old identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Just now, Jason said: A big part of the problem for European countries is that they expect you to completely drop your old identity and become simply French, or German, or whatever—they don't really have an analog of hyphenated-Americans. Whereas as long as you can interact with society properly while you're out in public we don't really care if you still retain large parts of your old identity. The reason the North-American model is great is because while you still retain your own culture in private, your kids will move another step closer (or all the way) to the standard culture. So by allowing people to integrate slowly, it actually fosters better integration long-term than by segregating people up front if they refuse too 100% assimilate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucoe Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Not surprising. Italy had that famous incident of shouting racist things at their own player on their national team because he's black. Surprise racism and racial attitudes continues to shock me no matter where I am when I experience it. A few years ago, I moved to Marshall, Texas to teach at Wiley College (an HBCU where The Great Debaters was about and filmed). Some random guy at a gas station struck up a conversation with me (cause I have military plates) and when I said I was professor at Wiley, he started in about this black guy here and that black guy there in the most racist diatribe I'd ever heard. But he assumed because I was military that I totally was on his side about the whole thing. The amount of hatred coming from this random guy shocked the crap out of me in a town where one of its largest employers was the demographic this guy seemed to think was horrible enough that he'd bring it up in conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 The thing about canada is that there is no religion. the typical canadian is a punchline and we mostly laugh with each others. Doesn't mean people don't get mixed up. a lot of good times i had in high school, but it was perpetuated by race. Don't be weird about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Figures unogueen is a necrophiliac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 who is a corpselover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 did u sort the board in the wrong direction 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 As a white guy engaged to a black woman who travels Europe often with her. fuck those racist fucks. Europeans only like people of color if they can play footie. Me and her have had less shit in rural Virginia than in Europe. also nice necro bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 @SomeRandomNecro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 going places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: As a white guy engaged to a black woman who travels Europe often with her. fuck those racist fucks. Europeans only like people of color if they can play footie. Me and her have had less shit in rural Virginia than in Europe. also nice necro bump. throwing your partner into the mix seems wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, unogueen said: throwing your partner into the mix seems wrong. Guess I shouldn’t travel with her because racist euro trash has an issue with her existence get bent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Buddy, there is no perfect. That the us is a beacon is troubling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Better than Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Better than Europe. I mean ya. But do you really want to mix with crap in the states right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Despite all the failures of my nation, of which there are many, to the point where a marine is openly anti American, I still recognize we’re better than Europe on this topic. By far. The shit we’ve endured in Europe is far worse than what we’ve dealt with in the US. So I bring her up because she’s the only way a cis straight white man could ever understand the struggle. It’s become visceral for me with her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, TUFKAK said: Despite all the failures of my nation, of which there are many, to the point where a marine is openly anti American, I still recognize we’re better than Europe on this topic. By far. The shit we’ve endured in Europe is far worse than what we’ve dealt with in the US. So I bring her up because she’s the only way a cis straight white man could ever understand the struggle. It’s become visceral for me with her. I know you haven't been around in a while but When you see unogueen reply to something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 He’s the best poster here y’all haters 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: He’s the best poster here y’all haters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Just now, Keyser_Soze said: I’m very tempted to make this my new profile pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: I’m very tempted to make this my new profile pic @GeneticBlueprint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 6/25/2018 at 10:05 AM, Chris- said: Spain, Italy, and Greece are horrifically racist. And don't even get me started on slavs... Japan is pretty bad too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 55 minutes ago, Jason said: @GeneticBlueprint Legit don't know why I'm tagged here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Legit don't know why I'm tagged here. So you can ban @b_m_b_m_b_mfor being a bad person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: Legit don't know why I'm tagged here. Sometimes it's just nice to have you around. 😘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Did I get demutted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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