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    Racism in Portugal

    posted by  michaela renate in Portugal forum 

    Hallo Belinda!
    In my family are members of all colours, diferent roots as nigerian, german, french..we never have had any problems in germany or us, spain. - except nigeria is very rasistic respect to white or coloured people.
    I am white, living with my couple since 1 1/2 years in portugal. it is the first time in my life that I feel discriminated; as stranger, woman, in my human rights, as eu-member etc.
    I have my own, little touristic business here, but my portuguese neighbours with big grounds of about 500 hectars they never say to us, looking in another direction, they never would have a cop of coffee with us sitting on the same table because we don´t belog to their own class.
    our second defizit is; we are strangers. portugal don`t like to recogneize the eu-laws what makes some serious problems with papers.
    in the portugues society there are only 3 classes: the upper class together with the people who works for the state - and the upperclass. betweeen them there is a deep abism.
    Too, as stranger it is very dificult to make new friends here, this does not depend only of the colour of the skin.Well, the portugues are very nice and friendly with an exellent behaviour, but very closed at least. I think, they don`t like strangers.
    in spain I never had any problems to make new friends, to find clubs, enjoy life together with spanish friends, very tolerant and open people.
    I ask myself: do you like to become old here - in this beautiful country - alone? - no!
    As you we are thinking to leave the country for to go back to spain.

    I write this to you thinking of my half-nigerian cousins; how hurt must you feel and alone ! But it is not the colour, you are a stranger. be proud of yourself. your home will be where you will have friends and be loved.

    In the moral and ethic way this people who discriminated you are the loosers...

    Racism and the portugues society, the reasons, history, is a good theme for to be discussed. right; the younger generation is not like that.

    Good luck for your future, Michelle

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