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Jo · 23-09-2003, 11:15

It's really sad about the asylum seekers, Lettie. Here in Italy I think we get the largest number as we're so near to Albania and ex- Yugoslavia. On the news, when there's a crime they often refer to "an Albanian man was arrested for.....", but if they're talking about an Italian, they don't refer to his origins. There is SO much racism against these people in Italy, it's terrible, and yet they really are in need. What gets my back up are those people that were pro war in Iraq to help "free the poor Iraqis", yet they wouldn't give a penny to help the asylum seekers in their own country, on the contrary, they treat them so badly it makes me sick.

Mik - I wasn't referring to you - would never allow myself to speak of you as a German!! 'Specially not with that on-line Lancashire accent you've got, mate!!

23-09-2003, 11:15	#21
Jo Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 394 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 1529	Re: Sterotypes and generalisations It's really sad about the asylum seekers, Lettie. Here in Italy I think we get the largest number as we're so near to Albania and ex- Yugoslavia. On the news, when there's a crime they often refer to "an Albanian man was arrested for.....", but if they're talking about an Italian, they don't refer to his origins. There is SO much racism against these people in Italy, it's terrible, and yet they really are in need. What gets my back up are those people that were pro war in Iraq to help "free the poor Iraqis", yet they wouldn't give a penny to help the asylum seekers in their own country, on the contrary, they treat them so badly it makes me sick. Mik - I wasn't referring to you - would never allow myself to speak of you as a German!! 'Specially not with that on-line Lancashire accent you've got, mate!!