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    Subtle racism

    posted by  Ron Saxena in Germany forum 

    As an Indian national, who has worked in UK and Germany, I can confirm that in UK, there is much higher chance of random racist abuse getting thrown at you on the streets. But race relation laws strictly protect minority against discrimination. Germans are extremely racist in a persistent but subtle way. )Technically you cannot accuse them.)
    Few common experiences - Dirty looks from co passenger, when you walk up to occupy his next seat. Employees bring chocolates and cookies for colleagues at work, but politely refuse when I bring same stuffs.
    Even in Uni, my German friends who sits with me in library or cafeteria, wants to associate with only other whites, once he is in a Club or some City center "see and be seen" Restaurants (where strangers judge him based on the company he keeps)

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