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  • To Roger B with respect

    posted by Deleted user in Switzerland forum 

    The fact that racism is widespread in Switzerland doesn't mean that all the Swiss people are racist! Yet the racist attitude of those who are racist and xenophobic (more than half of that populations according to a study, which was conducted by Geneva University) Is already enough to create fuss and discomfort to the foreigners living in Switzerland, especially for some ethnic groups constantly targeted!

    it's really tiring to here and read that a foreigner did this an other one did that, unemployment is due to foreigners taking the jobs of Swiss, the academic level is dropping in the Swiss universities because of the increasing number of foreigners and so on... I want to say stop enough is enough! I feel tired of reading and hearing the same things again and again.

    Racism is a reality in Switzerland and no one can deny it, and the most scaring thing is that most of the time it's hidden! Some people apparently open minded and cheerful will turn out to be racist, xenophobic and intolerant. To me this is the worst, I hate hypocritical attitudes and people! I had many bad experiences of this kind and of course it's regrettable!

    Sometimes racism is direct and awful! I joined the fire department as a volunteer a few years ago, and I noticed that there was a group of retired firemen who were strongly opposed the fact that foreigners (and ladies!!!) could join the "Swiss" fire department and they didn't mind to say it out from time to time. They always managed to avoid the foreigners so that they didn't need handshake them... but when I think deeply I feel sorry for those people because they are definitely trapped in their ignorance and they are hopeless, poor them!

    All people around me consider me as a perfectly integrated person, yet the most amazing part of the story is that racists will target integrated people or those who try to be, because most of the time they will not target those who are not as they are afraid of them!!! This attitude to me is really coward.

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