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    Just a few thoughts

    posted by  Katie E in Germany forum 

    Hey :)
    I found this thread by chance and I gotta say I'm pretty shocked. I read a few posts and just thought I have to share my mind...

    Well, I am from Germany (sorry for mistakes in advance) and sure, I am pretty sure, a few germans are racist. That's really sad but honestly...In every country are racists.
    I don't wanne pretend, I have no prejudices, but I'm sure no racist!
    Prejudices results from ignorance. And ignorance results from no experience.
    Sure, it's pretty easy to call someone a racist...but are we always that sure, we are right? Maybe it's just prejudices and no racism.
    Don't get me wrong, I don't wanne defend any attack of other people, especially if it's because of racism, but I'm just not that sure, that every attack, every 'joke' is because of racism.
    And who tells you, you aren't racist?

    I just think, we are all people, hell, most of my co-workers are foreigners, they have a migration background...and I can tell you, I don't wanne miss any of them. They are just great. And I don't care if someone has a darker skin than me or has black, brown or even pink hair. For me, we are all just people.
    The problem is as long as we just see the differences, we all will be different. And as long as we all will be different, there'll be prejudices.

    I never would attack anyone. But I don't wanne be sanctimonious. I sure have my mistakes and I wouldn't deny it, but a racist? No, never....

    I'm sorry for everybody, who made bad experiences in Germany. I'm really upset about that, because I think, a lot of people are very nice and it's just a shame, that a couple of idiots can destroy the picture of a whole nation.

    Don't blame the country and the whole people, just blame the persons, who did this to you.
    Maybe, if we lump everybody together, we are not that much better, because of the prejudices we have.
    Sure, your experiences are horrible, but give people a chance to surprise you and maybe change your mind.

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