Will I be arrested for this question. Possibly will be construed as racist?

Question

There has been alot of covererage of racist stuff on tv and mags. It may be different in other parts of the uk such as London and other major cities. Where I live there is more of an minority of different cultures. I do live in a major town in the uk however I must say that there does seem to be a divide between (us and them) horrible way to put it. But seriously, there is this non spoken difference and I dont know how than can be broken. I think it makes you feel that people from another culture dont want to or cant trust us to be in any way part of there lives. Its hard to get through that barrer.

Answer 1

you are welcome to ask me anything. I will answer you

Answer 2

The problem in the UK and has been for years is not that the endemic UK population will not mix, but that many immigrant groups will not mix.
It is the ethnic idealogical block that is the problem. Why for example did many Ethnic persons move into Southall in the '50 and '60s. The endemic population was pushed out. It was called ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. Cars with 10 people in them, accidents that when you tried to get recompense the "driver" was not the owner, rubbish "inadvertantly" tipped over wall, extremely vile smells from houses.
Shall I go on, well yes, I went as an electrician on the then SEB to a hoovrkeymatic washing machine, under warranty, the house had everybedroom occupied with a sleeper, at 10 in the AM the "shift" changed and the next lot slept in the bed.
The 1 toilet in the house was smashed and they had obviously been using the sink...
So this poor washing mashine was in use ALL day long for about 50 odd people, the continual noise caused the people next door to move. And so it went on. Add to that the fights between the ones at Chalvey near Slough and those at Southall...
I went out to a job and found that the immigrants had broken thru in the loft and were using the lofts for "extra" sleeping, and using the electric from those houses, THAT was the reason I was there big electricity bills.
Enoch Powell was rite. There will be problems in the UK, it is only a matter of (short) time.
For the record, I have friends here that are Islamic, Turkish, French, black, in between and yellow and we are all of the opinion that the large ghettoing of groups as per say Bradford or B'mingham will result in tears.
To sum up, when in Rome, and if you do not then you will cause problems, and I am not talking about dress code. However to blatantly make oneself stand out as a group against another in their own backyard is inviting trouble.

Answer 3

I agree. I live in South London where the cultures are very mixed. I am white Scottish but have significantly more white friends than black friends (although I have a few). I find it hard to go into a bar if there are no white people there as I would feel awkward and that they were looking at me and talking about me. It doesn't help either that most of the violent crime in the area is actually comitted by young black men. I wish they could see the damage they are doing to the reputation of their own peers who are probably lovely people. Instead when a group of young black men in hoodies approach them in the dark they get afraid even if they're just going to the bus stop. There is also sort of a uniform among the youths which is sports gear and hoodies and trainers - black and white which appears more threatening than it actually is. My neighbours kids wear them and they're the nicest kids ever who babysit for me regularly.

Answer 4

Well, there is a divide. You can't just tell people what to feel and say you are 'naughty' if you feel something else. At my college there is a divide, but mostly because they don't speak English and I find myself wondering who is paying for them to be taught here and why. I don't think it's something that can be helped, sorry.
However, I have never had a conversation with a person of a different ethnic group and not got along with them, it's just the amount of them that I find worrying, and it's reading in the papers about the shiah laws or something. Everything in moderation...

Answer 5

Sad to say but racism is a big thing all over the world when it really shouldn't be.

Back in the day the thought of two different races getting together or even married was unthought of and very looked down on. Today it is common.

I wish now, and back in the day, people would realize everybody is going to have their own attitude, a white person may act like a black person, and a black person may act like an asian but that's just the way the world is. Why DO we look at color so much? We're all our own different person, we all have different attitudes so why can't we just look at that?

Why must we say "That white guy likes that black girl" Insitead, why can't we say, "That guy likes her" We don't always have to describe.

Racism is a big thing now and I don't know why it continues to blow up.

Everybody please grow up. We all have different attitudes.

Answer 6

I don't think people will change unless they want to change for themselves. I am a native american (Indian to be exact) Here in america things are kinda the same. There are people like that here and everywhere. As for my personal feelings, I don't like to be faced with that issue either. I do have multicultural friends and that's cool. But, I know I can't help the way other people feel, like I said it's up to them to decide who they want to be friends with. experience tells me that it is no longer my problem and no matter how much I wish things were different It will take time and effort on their part to change ,"If they want to." Yes, even here there is that unspoken difference but times are sort of changing. If "we" are serious enough as being friends people will see who we really are and except us. Then other people can see we are not so different after all. No, you didn't sound like a racist, just concerned. I hope this helped.

Answer 7

your question is not racist in any way. And i can completely understand what you are saying.

I think the key is to respect the differences and not try to encroach on each other, or impose your views on each otherTO AN UNREASONABLE EXTENT. For example i think it is good to ENCOURAGE ethnic minorities to speak english but i dont think it should be rammed down their throats (after all, other countries down force UK expats to learn the indigenous language).

I think the asian community is by its nature very insular (is that the right word) and is difficult to penetrate because they appear to have a lot of customs and protocols. The sad answer is i dont think you will ever break the barrier completely.

Answer 8

This is a challenging question, but I don't think you'll be arrested for asking it.

There is a divide between cultures, whatever the differentation. There is a divide between old Etonians and those who attended the local Comprehensive, even when they have achieved the same Degree at University. There is a divide between Northeners and Southeners, Cockneys and Londoners. A divide between supporters of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur also exists, but this divide will evaporate if they are faced with a cricketer. There will always be an 'us and them'.

Britain, on the whole, has been very good in the racial sense, of allowing people to be 'them' (and thus, in their own community, 'us'), or simply facilitating people to be 'us'. Black and Asian people serve in the Police, Armed Forces etc. I see an increasing number of Black and Asian Barristers at my place of work. As an intensely patriotic, white Briton, I exult in this, because the Black and Asian communities are an asset to this country - they have added diversity in dress, demeanour, cuisine, music and general oomph. Britain is excellent, and is very much the better for us now having the choice between steak and kidney, chicken dopiaza, and dim sum.

People bond with others with whom they feel comfortable. One cannot legislate against this, and any teaching of so-called "British" values/culture will not contribute to the homogenisation of our society, as the values of British "culture" change at an exponential rate. Black Rap is now an accepted and revered part of the white adolescent sub-culture, as indeed American rock-'n'- roll became accepted forty years ago in the Teddy Boy phenomenon.

I would not blame certain elements within our society who do not wish to get involved with the mainstream. The recent Big Brother spat between Jade Goody and Shilpa Chetty is very much a case in point. Many people of Asian ethnicity are extremely polite and are bearers of a long line of Culture and etiquette - they had a poet as good as Homer at the same time as Homer, when us Whites in Britain were still running around painting ourselves with woad. It is unlikely that any gap between cultures can be bridged when a person of discernment has to contend with another person who claims alledged superiority, but who can create a potential war over the use of an oxo cube, and that, in words that are of one syllable, often misconstructed, and alternated with expletives that would be rejected as useless by the average rat (very intelligent creatures - rats).

The answer to your question is that there will always be an us and them. Humans construct this for themselves. The divide will never be broken - this would be a mistake. The divide will melt, especially as those on either side of the divide reject their extremists. We have had a setback with the recent Islamophobia, but Muslim friends that I have tell me they are equally sick of their own internal intolerance-mongers. Wait, see and have as much fun as you can. The future is rosy.

Answer 9

I live in South Africa - so you know that in this country there has been a lot said about racial disharmony. We are friendly towards other races and they are friendly towards us. It is a matter of treating each other as human beings. I have never had a problem with people of other races, either in Zimbabwe where I was born, or here.Where I live now there are a lot of Muslims, as well as Africans and we have learned to interact with each other. It is only the radicals who stand out in the crowd - we have all learned to get along with each other, and I dont see any problems with it.

Answer 10

We have a problem in that ethnics have no intention of intergrating or learning English. What they are interested in is setting up a state within a state with the Muslims demanding that Sharia law be adopted, they have already stated their intention is to take over and see the Islamic flag fly over Downing St.
Someone has suggested going to a Baha'i community and there lies the problem, they wouldn't dream of coming to a Christian community hall but we are expected to got to them, the first step in conversion perhaps.

Answer 11

Hmm well I live in the USA but have never had a problem communicating with other races. We all are the exact same species just different colors. I dont really see the big differences sure we all have different teachings but we are one in the same. I think the only reason there is a divide is because you are making it so.