SuperSpreader Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/03/08/europe/gilet-jaunes-france-anti-semitism-intl/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephManderley Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 There is a big racism \ antisemitism problem in Poland. I teach advanced English in some companies here, and last week one of the lessons called for a debate on overseas aid to Africa. One student, a guy in his late 20s with a good job, said it was a waste of money sending aid to Africa, because Africans are lazy. I put him on the spot by saying Elon Musk was born in Africa, and he isn't lazy. The student's response.... 'I don't mean people like that, I mean black people'. Several other students around the table nodded in agreement, I was really shocked. That comment would never fly in an office environment in the UK, here it was just accepted without question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, JosephManderley said: There is a big racism \ antisemitism problem in Poland. I teach advanced English in some companies here, and last week one of the lessons called for a debate on overseas aid to Africa. One student, a guy in his late 20s with a good job, said it was a waste of money sending aid to Africa, because Africans are lazy. I put him on the spot by saying Elon Musk was born in Africa, and he isn't lazy. The student's response.... 'I don't mean people like that, I mean black people'. Several other students around the table nodded in agreement, I was really shocked. That comment would never fly in an office environment in the UK, here it was just accepted without question. Isn't it interesting how "they're lazy" is the attack always used on people regardless of who is doing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThreePi Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 6 hours ago, JosephManderley said: There is a big racism \ antisemitism problem in Poland. I teach advanced English in some companies here, and last week one of the lessons called for a debate on overseas aid to Africa. One student, a guy in his late 20s with a good job, said it was a waste of money sending aid to Africa, because Africans are lazy. I put him on the spot by saying Elon Musk was born in Africa, and he isn't lazy. The student's response.... 'I don't mean people like that, I mean black people'. Several other students around the table nodded in agreement, I was really shocked. That comment would never fly in an office environment in the UK, here it was just accepted without question. Dont people in Britain like the call out Polish migrants for being lazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 They're lazy and want to take our jobs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, ThreePi said: Dont people in Britain like the call out Polish migrants for being lazy? That's the stereotype here in Germany, too, is that Poles are lazy and incompetent. Everyone needs someone to shit on, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 I thought the Polish thing was to be dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: They're lazy and want to take our jobs!!! So lazy they work harder than me!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Bad genes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 7 hours ago, JosephManderley said: There is a big racism \ antisemitism problem in Poland. I teach advanced English in some companies here, and last week one of the lessons called for a debate on overseas aid to Africa. One student, a guy in his late 20s with a good job, said it was a waste of money sending aid to Africa, because Africans are lazy. I put him on the spot by saying Elon Musk was born in Africa, and he isn't lazy. The student's response.... 'I don't mean people like that, I mean black people'. Several other students around the table nodded in agreement, I was really shocked. That comment would never fly in an office environment in the UK, here it was just accepted without question. Anyone else think Everyman would have enjoyed being a student in this class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephManderley Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 The anti-immigration argument that immigrants are lazy, whilst simultaneously 'taking all our jobs ' has always confused me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, JosephManderley said: The anti-immigration argument that immigrants are lazy, whilst simultaneously 'taking all our jobs ' has always confused me. Dumb people are racist and aren't smart enough to come up with a rational, non-contradictory explanation for why they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Nokra said: That's the stereotype here in Germany, too, is that Poles are lazy and incompetent. Everyone needs someone to shit on, I guess. Polaks have been a go to group to shit on for a long while. I’ve never been to Europe, but I grew up hearing Polak jokes. It was so bad when I was a kid my dad told me I am a quarter polish, and I got offended. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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