Posted by deirdrehbrt on December 20, 2003, at 9:02:48
In reply to 911, posted by Jai Narayan on December 19, 2003, at 16:36:08
Isn't it horrible what people will do to each other? I've worked along side many people from many different cultures. I think that what I've noticed is that the worst seem to be from America.
I was doing some work in Michigan, and after being asked what religion I was (Catholic back then), the man who asked got all upset and angry because the Catholic Church had killed his ancestors as heretics.
During the first Gulf War, an Indian man was getting provocative comments from a number of people in the plant.
While working in Italy, I found a number of racial stereotypes and biases against neighboring countries.
The worst that I see though, is here in America. Americans traveling have a terrible reputation. I've seen then trying to harrass people in other countries claiming that something is illegal in America, and shouldn't be illegal there. I've heard many loud and boisterous people while in other countries, and it's usually an american. I've been embarrassed to show my passport.
In Korea, I've seen signs held aloft by balloons and rope. No-one unties or cuts the rope, but that wouldn't be the same here. How can we make a claim to superiority over a country where when parking is tight, people will leave their keys in the car so that others can move them and get around?
I"m not saying I don't like where I am living, but I think that we have a long way to go before we can think ourselves as better than others.
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