Dare To Ask Talk And News About Our Differences
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It’s called fashion, and it doesn’t follow logic. When I was at school, there was a brief craze for A-line flared trousers, with huge waistbands. I desperately wanted a pair to look as ‘cool’ as my fellow pupils. Now I look at photos of the time and die of embarassment – they look so stupid. These things come and go. I bet the baggy-clothes-kids end up wearing clothes like you eventually.
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Name : Sean H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 36, City : London, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : Geologist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,I don’t believe the British ARE particularly xenophobic or racist, and I wonder why you have formed the opinion that we are. In your comment you say ‘How can they [Brits] say ‘all these people are stupid’. You are claiming all Brits are the same – we’re not. A few hooligans go to Belgium and get worldwide media coverage of their appalling behaviour. Would you like the US to be be judged by the behaviour of the KKK? Britain has a large black and asian proportion. We elect black and asian politicians. We have openly gay politicians. The vast majority of Brits are relaxed about race, religion, nationhood, sexual orientation etc. It may be that you have misinterpreted British humour. We are apparently a bit different from other countries in our style of joking, with much sarcastic and ironic comment distinguished mainly by the tone of voice, and context. If the words are taken literally it can sound offensive. It may be however, that you have lived in the UK, and seen enough of British behaviour to make a fair comparison. In that case, you have a point and we probably have some way to go. British friends of mine who have moved to the US find the ‘politically correct’ culture hard to bear. They sometimes feel afraid to open their mouths for fear of causing unintended offence. Wouldn’t it be great if people assumed no offence was intended, rather than the reverse?
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Name : Sean H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 36, City : London, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : Geologist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,I don’t believe the British are particularly xenophobic or racist, and I wonder why you have formed the opinion that we are. In your comment, you say ‘How can they [Brits] say ‘all these people are stupid’. You are claiming all Brits are the same – we’re not. A few hooligans go to Belgium and get worldwide media coverage of their appalling behaviour. Would you like the United States to be be judged by the behaviour of the KKK? Britain has a large black and Asian population. We elect black and Asian politicians. We have openly gay politicians. The vast majority of Brits are relaxed about race, religion, nationhood, sexual orientation, etc. It may be that you have misinterpreted British humour. We are apparently a bit different from other countries in our style of joking, with much sarcastic and ironic comment distinguished mainly by the tone of voice, and context. If the words are taken literally, it can sound offensive. It may be, however, that you have lived in the United Kingdom and seen enough of British behaviour to make a fair comparison. In that case, you have a point, and we probably have some way to go. British friends of mine who have moved to the United States find the ‘politically correct’ culture hard to bear. They sometimes feel afraid to open their mouths for fear of causing unintended offense. Wouldn’t it be great if people assumed no offense was intended, rather than the reverse?
User Detail :
Name : Sean H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 36, City : London, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : Geologist, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,
