tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post7418911962892244261..comments2023-06-19T07:09:08.536-05:00Comments on In the Middle of Nowhere: Face to Face with RacismElliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18228465663336628118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-67200759318866051782011-02-20T13:51:58.032-06:002011-02-20T13:51:58.032-06:00Ugh, it's so sickening the things people can s...Ugh, it's so sickening the things people can say sometimes.<br /><br />Here in Beirut, Africans, Filipinas, and Sri Lankans are actually NOT ALLOWED in a lot of pools and beaches... it's so ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-60464320533025700762011-02-20T06:14:32.168-06:002011-02-20T06:14:32.168-06:00Wow! Just wow! I worked with immigrants and refu...Wow! Just wow! I worked with immigrants and refugees for many years but never encountered that level of ignorance and prejudice.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968771661846546449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-31031881117175256032011-02-20T01:02:43.209-06:002011-02-20T01:02:43.209-06:00Wow, that's interesting. And too bad there are...Wow, that's interesting. And too bad there are still attitudes like that. Why do people think that people from other countries are "dirty"? Because their skin is darker??? The custom here (well, for Indonesians anyway, I am not sure that it is part of Papuan culture or not...) is to bathe TWO times a day! So "they" are probably more often cleaner than "we" are!Sarah DeSalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648711711757596328noreply@blogger.com