Great video. Titled what goes round comes around!
Hong-Kong Protests
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Excellent rebuttal:
I don't live in the UK, so I can't comment on London. But I've met plenty of racist white people who aren't racist explicitly to strangers, but hold racist opinions and expresses them to their close circle.
London is a lot more multi-cultured but do not confuse London with the suburbs. London is actually very pleasant but do not be deceived, It is a very superficial view.
I hear many instances of racism against Chinese including those from HK, once outside of London. That's why I never bother to venture away from London when there, Perhaps still OK if you go out on guided tours but still prudent to minimize any trips on your own. Too many harassment that are not being reported,
Even Americans in general are much friendlier.
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Ya I mean personally Im not super worried about harrassment. I used to live in a really dangerous city, where gun crime and murder is basically a daily occurrence. Used to take the train late at night with a bunch of sketchy people from the housing projects after going out to bars and stuff, never really was bothered by anyone.
I think the key is to not make unnecessary eye contact, don't play with your phone, be alert of your surroundings, look like your confident and relaxed. Never really had a problem with anyone.
You are probably young and confident. It does make a difference as you alluded. But what about when you are more vulnerable, travelling with children and elderly.
For once Hu is not getting ratioed to oblivion lmao.
The worst is that this guy says it just one day after his boss proudly proclaimed that “Hopefully George is looking down and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country“ with regards to jobs statistics.
I think you're exaggerating the state of racism in the UK.
The culture is one where people are on the quiet, reserved and polite side of the spectrum.
Overt harassment of any sort is not the norm.
High levels of friendliness to an outright stranger is not a characteristic of any established culture.
In comparison, the newer cultures of the USA and Australia celebrate openness, but also directness, violence and redneck views.
So harassment (of any sort) is far more common.
And another big difference is that he UK is traditionally a class-based society, which hasn't had a history of large numbers of visible immigrants and the subsequent racial tensions.
In comparison, the US and Australia enshrined racial hierarchy into law, and their societies were built on those foundations.
If you speak to people who have lived in different countries, they can confirm these differences.
This is interesting.
Normally I wouldn't quote the Daily Fail or the Express, but in this case it is highly relevant because they are both newspapers that support the Conservative Party.
They are reporting that the Cabinet is divided over the current China-confrontation policy, because it will stunt the UK's economic recovery from what are depression-era levels of unemployment.
It's also no secret that the performance of Boris Johnson during the pandemic has been found sorely lacking, and there is speculation on who will replace him.
Normally I wouldn't quote the Daily Fail or the Express, but in this case it is highly relevant because they are both newspapers that support the Conservative Party.
They are reporting that the Cabinet is divided over the current China-confrontation policy, because it will stunt the UK's economic recovery from what are depression-era levels of unemployment.
It's also no secret that the performance of Boris Johnson during the pandemic has been found sorely lacking, and there is speculation on who will replace him.
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