Yes you might be correct but i'll probs put the londoner in the same group coz i'll bet they aint white neither !!
Well said but some on here always know better.
Genuine question and no sarcasm intended.
The trap is dont answer the phone coz look out if i do.....
......some strong language.
Everywhere is racist it’s human nature to be biased towards similar people be in colour or interests. I come across it everyday here as a White man in Africa luckily having more money than the majority of people means life is a lot better than it could be. I remember bringing me wife ( born in Kenya but of Indian origin) back to Lincolnshire she was a real novelty but if we have come across racism in UK I’d say it’s more out of stupidity than hatred. White people live in the countryside because they always have done, white people farm because basically it’s an inherited trade. There is nothing to stop Raheem Sterling buying a farm if he wants but he is unlikely to inherit one. I know of one half white half black young man running a farm and energy plant in the Lincolnshire Fens but generally it’s an all white business but so what. Racism is generally just another name for stupidity. I don’t dislike Lewis Hamilton because he’s black nor do I dislike Tony Blair because he’s white but Tony Blair is unlikely to pull the race card.@Lowland1 - do you have a view on this?
It’s true. However if you read the Guardian it’s due to inequality and lack of access to healthcare not lifestyle and diet. We live in a society where if it’s not working for you it’s because of discrimination you are a victim. Lewis Hamilton or Raheem Sterling etc even though they have made it in life they don’t want to stand up as role models they still want to tell us how they’re victims.Correct me if I am incorrect, but is it not being said that people of Ethnic origins are more prone to Covid19. If the aforementioned is statement is true , know doubt it will still be classed as being racist, when in fact it is only a statement based on statistics, and nothing at all with being racist.
TV folk like Ellie Harrison , Packham etc all
need to keep making partly outrageous statements , to keep their own self centred publicity machine moving along , as that is how they make their money , stay quiet “no publicity, no income”, simple as that.
I’d disagree with that it has to be discussed openly. If you ask someone why he doesn’t like White people or Black people or Brown people usually you will get generalizations rather than actual facts. If you complain about Eastern Europeans coming here and stealing our jobs is it because they actually are or is it because you are jealous they’ve done well for themselves. Likewise if you are black and can’t get a job is it because you aren’t qualified or is it down to discrimination. The problem is vested interests have stopped debate the truth often is unpleasant. A good example would be compare the fate of Asian immigrants coming from Uganda with West Indians from the Caribbean all were vilified by the indigenous population on arrival but some have done well others not why is this? Problem is no one wants to talk about it.
That makes you very English, as being English is a mix of of different races.
I see it, jokes about colour , older people very wary of non English to a point they won’t take to them. It is better than it used to be. Yes you see similar in the city but the opening post is about saying the countryside has racism which in my mind it does. Quite how you change it. I do think you can. It’s similar to a pack of dogs, some will get on, some won’t.Genuine question and no sarcasm intended.
Please can you explain to me what is meant by racism is in the countryside ??
Our neighbours came to the farm next door to us in Lincolnshire from Nottinghamshire 45 years later they are still foreigners who speak funny and as for some others down the fen from Norfolk how are we supposed to understand them. It’s always been like that the problem would be magnified if they were a different colour that would be racist. Colouring just makes people stand out a bit more but truth be told country folk tend not to like outsiders.
