Gotta love it in all its glory. Got called Habib while drinking in a bar tonight and was threatened to get kicked out when I retaliated. There's some parts of the Yooonited states of America I love being a part of.

Some of the highlights of the evening "

• Speak English Habib, when I asked what she was speaking, I got a "I"m speaking American"

• Other fascinating words - "Go back home Habibi", I asked, "where you from"? She names some God forsaken farmville in MD, I asked "Where are you originally from" and she says "Ireleand", so I said "what does that make you, she goes "Irish you Habib",

Then the bartender goes, "Sir please mind your language", and I said "or what, you gonna call the cops?" I said "call the cops and I'll call your boss (I know him very well cause he did all the work in my house - and she just kept quiet".

I'm just sad to be a part of this America in fucking 2011......

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Where about's are you? Do you live in the US or visiting?

That is ridiculous.

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[QUOTE=Kamal;927663]Gotta love it in all its glory. Got called Habib while drinking in a bar tonight and was threatened to get kicked out when I retaliated. There's some parts of the Yooonited states of America I love being a part of.

Some of the highlights of the evening "

• Speak English Habib, when I asked what she was speaking, I got a "I"m speaking American"

• Other fascinating words - "Go back home Habibi", I asked, "where you from"? She names some God forsaken farmville in MD, I asked "Where are you originally from" and she says "Ireleand", so I said "what does that make you, she goes "Irish you Habib",

Then the bartender goes, "Sir please mind your language", and I said "or what, you gonna call the cops?" I said "call the cops and I'll call your boss (I know him very well cause he did all the work in my house - and she just kept quiet".

I'm just sad to be a part of this America in fucking 2011......[/QUOTE]This makes me so angry!!:evil: !! :Sounds like she was living up the Irish drunken stereotype. You should have given her a lesson in english as it is spoken . There is no such language as American.

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sorry this happened to you K

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Morons.

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Mate that's the typical mentality fromdrinking a lot and thinking you own this world. What can I say but absolute stupidity, be happy that at least you have a greater form of brain cell development than...her.

I grew up in a really rough area in London, and have experienced racism since I was about 10. After all this the one thing I’ve learnt is racism is fear. The general human reaction to fear is to go against it. Let it pass. Or tell her to: [ATTACH=CONFIG]6029[/ATTACH]

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So sorry!!!! Indeed it's alive and well, I'm not fond of the LAPD myself. I get racially profiled often.

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oh poor girl, i don't even want to imagine what her life's gonna be like so sad

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:(

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kamal, does it really surprise you!?

most people arent that intelligent to think for themselves. the see the news, read the papers, listen to what people tell them and behave like they think they should.

the states is probably the worst for it aswell. common sense in the common america is very low.

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^^ well put...want to know the scary thing? There are millions of her and they all vote.

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[QUOTE=Dhar_2;927752]kamal, does it really surprise you!?

most people arent that intelligent to think for themselves. the see the news, read the papers, listen to what people tell them and behave like they think they should.

the states is probably the worst for it aswell. common sense in the common america is very low.[/QUOTE] They don't read the papers, just the headlines :(

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[QUOTE=Shpira;927757]^^ well put...want to know the scary thing? There are millions of her and they all vote.[/QUOTE]

i would have never guessed!

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:roll:

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:lol:

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If only he was alone:

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[QUOTE=nikoa;927668]Where about's are you? Do you live in the US or visiting?

That is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

Live here in Maryland, been Stateside for 14 years (and counting).

[QUOTE=Illuminate;927703]Mate that's the typical mentality fromdrinking a lot and thinking you own this world. What can I say but absolute stupidity, be happy that at least you have a greater form of brain cell development than...her.

I grew up in a really rough area in London, and have experienced racism since I was about 10. After all this the one thing I’ve learnt is racism is fear. The general human reaction to fear is to go against it. Let it pass. Or tell her to: [ATTACH=CONFIG]6029[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

I did tell her to Fuck off, that's when the bloody bartender turns around and say's "Watch your language".

[QUOTE=hypoluxxa;927707]So sorry!!!! Indeed it's alive and well, I'm not fond of the LAPD myself. I get racially profiled often.[/QUOTE]

I got called out when I flew overseas the last time around to take that chemical test where they dab your hands with a tissue in order to detect traces of any (explosive) chemicals that may have deposited on my palms. Of course I had been in the security queue for 20 minutes and he hadn't picked on anyone. So as he's dabbing my hands, I smiled, he said what's funny, I said "that you decided to pick on the only brown guy in the queue". He just stared at me like you wouldn't believe it, and then to "seem" to wanna make it right, dabbed the next person in line as well. She was a woman with a 3 year old. Oh the intelligence.

[QUOTE=Dhar_2;927752]kamal, does it really surprise you!?

most people arent that intelligent to think for themselves. the see the news, read the papers, listen to what people tell them and behave like they think they should.

the states is probably the worst for it aswell. common sense in the common america is very low.[/QUOTE]

It DOES surprise me (in this area). I've been here for 9 years and this is only the second time it's happened (first time around the guy pulled a knife on me).

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"everyone is racist" - avenue q

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[QUOTE=Kamal;927663]Gotta love it in all its glory. Got called Habib while drinking in a bar tonight and was threatened to get kicked out when I retaliated. There's some parts of the Yooonited states of America I love being a part of.

Some of the highlights of the evening "

• Speak English Habib, when I asked what she was speaking, I got a "I"m speaking American"

• Other fascinating words - "Go back home Habibi", I asked, "where you from"? She names some God forsaken farmville in MD, I asked "Where are you originally from" and she says "Ireleand", so I said "what does that make you, she goes "Irish you Habib",

Then the bartender goes, "Sir please mind your language", and I said "or what, you gonna call the cops?" I said "call the cops and I'll call your boss (I know him very well cause he did all the work in my house - and she just kept quiet".

I'm just sad to be a part of this America in fucking 2011......[/QUOTE]

should of asked her if she was catholic or prodestant the called her either a fenien bastard or an orange cunt, garenteed to get right up and irishman/womans nose

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does this not happen in the rest of the world? i am definitely not world-travelled so i have no idea, but thankfully don't see this happen very often ever wherever i go... thank god.

sorry to hear about that kamal. at least you have better judgment to know not everyone is like that.

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^ I think it does. I was attacked in Switzerland a few years ago for being American. Ignorance is global

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Damn Kamal.. well what can you say.. everyone is racist a little

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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;927836]^ I think it does. I was attacked in Switzerland a few years ago for being American. Ignorance is global[/QUOTE]

how could they tell you were american?

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[QUOTE=picklemonkey;927836]^ I think it does. I was attacked in Switzerland a few years ago for being American. Ignorance is global[/QUOTE]

I would say that is slightly different. American is not a race...you do participate in your society...and people don't like it...i mean your society...not saying that it is correct...but this is prejudice or even anger not racism.

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Habib? At least you are not in Ukraine.

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I dont know why when she called me that, it got under my skin like I couldn't believe it.

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all said and done!

racism against the french is ok!

ask anyone. no one likes the french!

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Crazy that this type of behavior exists. How ignorant can one person be?

To be fair to her though, Kamal you do look kinda badasss and dangerous. She was just scared :)

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[QUOTE=Garrick;927829]does this not happen in the rest of the world? i am definitely not world-travelled so i have no idea, but thankfully don't see this happen very often ever wherever i go... thank god.

sorry to hear about that kamal. at least you have better judgment to know not everyone is like that.[/QUOTE]

Ya, somehow people see this type of thing as only exclusive to the US, a country of 300,000,000. Every other country's shit doesn't stink. Certainly there can't be any other racism outside the US. :roll:

Sorry to hear Kamal.

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Sorry to hear Kamal and Yeah, Ignorance is global. I dunno what's worse, that woman calling you Habib or the bartender thinking it's ok to let her call you Habib but your can't defend yourself. :what This pseudo-racism attittude has increased with the decay of our economic and social systems as far as I can tell from my experiences. More people without work, more earning less or generally unsatisfied with their lives and boom there is envy, suspicion and refusal. Foreigners (whatever that's supposed to mean) are reduced to stereotypes too often these days because of a most of the time irrational Angst.

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To follow up on my previous post, you might feel the same here in Dubai Kamal, although the strict laws here kinda defuse any tension before anything gets outta hand but still, being an Indian male here is not very pleasant, less institutionally (although that's a different story) but more in the street and in the bars/clubs, weird looks and to make it worse my gf is European so there's almost a sneering condescension in most people's reaction, all I say about racism is it's pure ignorance and a deep-rooted hate of one's own life and circumstances. Saying that, we Indians have no claim to be any less racist than any other nationality, the way they tend to fawn over foreigners when they visit India is a form of racism in itself

Anyway don't let that put you off Dubai mate. Besides I'm about 6 2 and have the stare of a hungry mongoose so be assured I'll have your back!

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[QUOTE=clintlove;927865]To be fair to her though, Kamal you do look kinda badasss and dangerous. She was just scared :)[/QUOTE]

Tru enuff, I haven't shaved for a week as well so I guess I did make her skewy

[QUOTE=clintlove;927865]Anyway don't let that put you off Dubai mate. Besides I'm about 6 2 and have the stare of a hungry mongoose so be assured I'll have your back![/QUOTE]

:lol:

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Sorry to hear this man, there's nothing i can say to make u feel better. Its always there in small or large amounts depending on the place. Some person has some negative feelings towards you for reasons that never crossed your mind. The worst part is that every single group has been hated on that ever arrived in this country after the 1st settlers, their children and so on quickly forget what their predecessors went through and at the least will engage in telling bad jokes about the next new group. Usually cause they're not as tough, funny nor talented to come up with better material. I never expected to see this thread title on Mercury .

The trap is to retaliate with im better, smarter or some other word that ends in "er". In the spirit of Dr. King lets together keep it on the content of charterer or merit not anything else the best we can. Unless your a Redsox fan, if u are then i am smarter and better than all of you combined ;). It's one of the reason's i like Mercury. No live performances of Bieber or Lady Gaga, just some of the best quality music in the world. At least imo.

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I dont' like Jenks because his name is in blue. does that count as racist?

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[QUOTE=runningman;927963]I dont' like Jenks because his name is in blue. does that count as racist?[/QUOTE]

Runningman posting in a racism thread. This should be good. I would tread lightly RM, since there are users in this thread who's names are in orange.

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didn't you used to be green? what happened

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Chin up my friend. Sounds to me like you were drinking next to a sad little girl who hasn't had very much love in her life... that said, I personally avoid bars like the plague, it's rare you are going to meet a stranger who is in a very good place in their lives at a bar. Most are lonely, sad, depressed and pitiful. If you go with a group of friends, that's different, and I typically stay with my group, because when people drink they are idiots (more so than normal). I would not give that lady a second thought Kamal, she does represent all Irish people, or women, but she does represent a drunken fuck. The bartender is not there because of his IQ, or bedside manner, or ability to make the right decisions in life (fact).

Go take a baseball bat and hit a tree 50 times until you feel better or better yet, maybe go on a run or workout MMA style like Matt :). But don't let that immature foreigner get you down.

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p.s. It's very good to have a dialogue about these kinds of things, because they do happen... although it is interesting she was not American... At any rate, it's important to talk about this kind of stuff, and I commend Kamal for his honesty and openness.

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;927970]better yet, maybe go on a run or workout [/QUOTE]

Best stress/problem relief ever.

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