I walked into a petrol station the other day (in the UK) and the staff (5 indian men) all started talking in their own language to each other and laughing between themselves whilst looking in my direction. I know it's not really racism but it does make you feel uncomfortable especially when it is not even their own country. Has anybody else experienced this or anything else? I am a 23 year old white female by the way. I'm not trying to stir up trouble, I just wondered if people had experiences like that too.
2006-10-03 01:23:59 · 18 answers · asked by claire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I should add that this group of staff do this to all customers. I believe that they should really speak English around English customers. That is just my view!
2006-10-03 01:27:49 · update #1
Yes I have. I live in Southampton, I am a white male and my girlfriend is of Goa'n descent, although she was born in Niarobi and has lived 99% of her life in England. When we go out we get racist comment, not from the white population but from the Indian community. Usually the young lads shouting things like "what you doing with him" or " stick to your own" they even come and hurl abuse at us while we are sat at a table in an Indian restaurant. We have stopped going to town now because I got arrested for hitting one of them who went a little bit to far, we usually igore them.
when I complianed to the police who arrested me about racist comments I was told "dont to be so stupid" and "what do you expect". I found this more disturbing than the young youths and it made me wonder whether the law thinks it not possible for a white man to be able to be racially abused and whether they actually think we deserve it for being in a mixed race relationship. By the way the Indian man did not press charges, he apologised and admitted he deserved it.
2006-10-03 04:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I shouldn't worry about this at all if I were you. They were probably talking about something else and juist looked over to see what you were doing. It is intimidating for a young pretty woman to walk into a place where there are only men. Their English may not have been very good and you would probably have laughed at it and then they would have thought you racist lol. I have had racist remarks made to me and I am white (tanned)by English people and when I say "Hello.....I am white
too!" they mumble some apology. Not good enough though is it?Works both ways lol. Laugh it off dont take life so seriously.
Colin. you are talking a lot of rubbish. I have lived in India and the women do not take rubbish from the men as you suppose...they give as good as they get. Many put men in their place over there. If you could understand, as I do, what is being said...you would not make that remark. ou are talking about the dark ages....India and Pakistan are very modern now and so are their women...its only in the villages there might be some of this nonsense. Hey....who is racist here and giving me a thumbs down lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
2006-10-03 01:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
i'm Indian, and that i develop into born in fairly a diverse section, yet I nevertheless experienced fairly some racism. when I used to inform human beings i develop into born in u.s., they were like, "i did not understand that." Then I moved to a small city the position i develop into between the in elementary words Indians in the grade. The racism gave the impression to be a lot less there, mockingly. My moms and dads were properly ordinary in the community so we were respected, and many my friends had to study about my way of existence. even with the indisputable fact that, I nevertheless do get some ignorant questions right here and there, or maybe some discrimination from Indians. i develop into at a sparkling twelve months's party, and this one female got here as a lot as me and suggested that i did not seem Indian in any respect and requested me why i develop into right here because I regarded chinese. I brushed it off; there is not any longer some thing incorrect with searching chinese. yet, anybody memories, if no longer racism, discrimination once in a lengthy time period, yet we ought to manage it. that's component to existence.
2016-12-04 04:09:44 · answer #3 · answered by silender 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, living in Australia, we experience the same problem.
About a year ago, Local Australians were under attack from Middle Eastern citizens. One simple text message from youth gangs blew out and hundreds of people were arrested for violence.
Racism is very big here living in a society of multiculturalism, which many people generally believe that different sorts or religions don't mix.
2006-10-03 01:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by mythotical_01 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes i have, at the place where i used to work, I was the only black person and faced a lot of racism from my collegues because i was qualified for the job and threatened a lot of people in the company.
2006-10-03 01:28:56 · answer #5 · answered by Base blonde 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think thats racism. Everyone has the right to speak in your own language, what's wrong with that? However to speak about your customers thats just plain rude!
2006-10-03 01:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Tina 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Had this problem living and working in NZ. B...... Pommies!
Not all kwis were like this but a surprising amount could be.
Our aussie friends tay Australia is even worse for some UK residents.
2006-10-03 01:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People from different cultures have different views on what is normal/acceptable behaviour. I have found that the many of the men from those parts can be very surly and ignorant, this maybe because you a women and therefore below them and shouldn't be out without a chaperon in their opinion or it could just be their culture to make you feel comfortable in their presence(not).
Not nice behaviour from our guests in my opinion though!!
2006-10-03 01:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by iusedtolooklikemyavatar 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, once in my area, he was a kid of about 14, a bit slow and I honestly don't think he even realised he was causing offence, other than that no and were I live we do have a large mixed culture of people.
2006-10-03 01:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, im from south america, and when i first came to the u.s. my english wans't good and i went to a store, and i don't understand wat the salesman ws telling me...the only thin that i can hear clearly was: you're in america now speak english" (i know it's true) but he say it at loud and laughing... i fell so bad..you don;t have idea...i want to run away and cry...
and other time happens the same in a supermarket, the girl has a strange english, i think she was from ahiti, or something like that and i dont' understand her...and she took my things from my hands and do what she was asking me to
it feel horrible....
and i think i won't forget it...never
2006-10-03 01:32:42 · answer #10 · answered by moon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋