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Paradigm shift

Jan 17, 2005 21:06

My trip to Hong Kong has really changed how I perceive the world. It's difficult to explain, as I've tried to do to the people at work, but maybe I can do better here.

Going to Hong Kong was like getting in a spaceship and blasting off to another world. Although Hong Kong is a first-world city, it's mind-blowingly different. Sure they have ( Read more... )

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Ethnic homogenity... cpirate January 18 2005, 14:03:09 UTC

If you want to see somewhere where everyone looks the same (albeit not like yourself) without travelling so far, you need only go to Newfoundland. I still freak out a little bit sometimes when I realize that I'm in a crowd and not everyone is white. Alternately, it's a shock if I happen to set foot in the mall back home. Stupid lack of immigration.

On the other hand, there's a lot less racism in Newfoundland than you'd find in most other places with similarly small levels of visible minorities - the only minorities who ever move to Newfoundland are basically doctors or professors, so if anything there's this culture of "wow, immigrants are really smart. Let's try to get some more." The opposite of the usual bias, but reassuring in its way.

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Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate January 18 2005, 21:44:03 UTC

Well, I'm from town, where there was at least this small amount of immigration by various professionals. Out in the sticks there would have been very little, so you get a bit of the "deep south" effect. *sigh*.

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Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate January 30 2006, 21:03:24 UTC

I agree with this guy Kraig. I'm an Indian and Muslim. I find alot of NEWFIE RACIST! In St. Junkyard Johns, Newfoundland alot of Newfie Skits(Rap people) or some casual school kids say racial black slurs. That does not bother me since I'm brown. My cousin gave a resume and called a bank for a Job. For 3 days or 3 weeks or 3 months he couldn't find job. He then change his real arabic name(although we are indians but we're muslim) in English "Harold Johnson". The next day he got a phone call ( ... )

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate January 30 2006, 21:13:37 UTC

I Love Canada and I'm proud to be an Indian-Canadian citizen. But I just don't like the the small & depressed St. Junkyard Johns, Newfishland. Toronto , Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal are awesome, exhilirating and rule.

Once again the same person above.

PEACE TO U ALL AND WORD UP!
Assalamualaikum ( Peace be upon u)

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate January 23 2007, 18:45:33 UTC

Well done there Assalamualaikum, can I call you Ass? You complain about racism and then you go on to perpetuate a stereotype which is held dear by certain mainland lowlifes...your quote "That's probably what Newfishland is famous for other than Fish, Alcohol, drugs, Adultry".

You are a sorry piece of shit!

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate March 25 2007, 01:22:13 UTC

chinks...trying to talk about other people? not today,,,

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate June 8 2009, 04:12:20 UTC

This guy is right. There is racism in Newfoundland. Only thing is its hidden and people are not ready to accept that racism occurs in Newfoundland. Its the same as any of the southern US states. White people are in majority and they think they OWN the place.

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate October 21 2009, 04:07:47 UTC

I Just want to say that I was really hurt by the statements about Newfoundland. I am from Newfoundland and my Husband is Muslim. I do agree that racism if everywhere, but i think a lot of what is going on in Newfoundland in ignorance not racism. DO you really think by insulting the culture of Newfoundland land that your making things better. Maybe just try to educate the people, not insult. I also grew up in a small down where I looked up the anyone form a different background, because they were so successful, and educated. Netherlanders are not hard to put in their place. Is you teach them the errors in their ways they are usually open. I now live in Alberta and actually see more racism than we ever seen in Newfoundland. But I'm not about to sterotype or insult. Using the same behavior as the people you don't agree with does not solve things.

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate December 15 2009, 04:02:27 UTC

I'm bi-racial (black/white) and grew up in Nfld. Racism runs very very deep in that province. Canada's big cities are much more tolerant.

Re: Ethnic homogenity... cpirate September 1 2011, 22:05:13 UTC

I am from newfoundland, and I have lived in Delhi, I was contantly stared at, and had shouts of abuse to me.

I have also lived in Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Kuwait. The abuse, harrassment, and fear living in these countries was unreal. Thankfully I got a transfer with my company and moved back to Newfoundland. Did I mention I got abuse thrown at me because I was White, & christian! I was discrimiated against because I was also female. However, in the middle east, if i dare spoke out and used racists terms, like you did, the only difference is i would be put in jail. Your slander against newfoundland and using the offensive term newfie - maybe the hostility was towards your attitude and who you are as a person - and not your race. your ignorance shines through by the comments and disrespect you have shown.

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