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Originally Posted by jane_says
It seems obvious to me that if we can't treat "American minorities" with respect, we're not going to bother to do much better with "foreign minorities".
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I disagree. It depends largely on the minority and that individual's attitude.
Personally, I'll give an Indian a lot of slack when I fist meet them. I like them collectively and have several friends in India.
If a black person doesnt come across as if I owe them something for being a white guy, I'll be very accomodating with them as well. The black people in this country are tough to deal with in the way that, from my experience, they take any negative that someone might have to say as something blatantly racist. How do you deal with that attitude? I find it difficult, although I do have some sympathy for much of the pre-1950s era.
The most successful encounters with blacks have been those with a good sense of humor. I guess that goes a long way with anyone. Humor tends to break many barriers. And a smile. A smile says, It's ok to talk to me. Again, this is just human nature.
Don't be so quick to be offended for Christ's sake. That's another barrier that I've seen in more than a few people, not just minorities. I'll like anyone if they just follow the basic rules of being a nice person. We may not click like someone else but that's just people, not different colors of people.
And......for my comedy wrap up.....I can hate you without regard to your nationality or skin color.
One idea I forgot to mention here is that this country is a mix of almost all races and nationalities. There is an example of success for every different minority here. How would that type of racial diversity stack up in many of the other countries of the world? Not even close to us. We arent perfect but everyone that plays the game gets to win at some level.