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Originally Posted by patsylimerick
I think it's often the case that countries with fewer immigrants can be more racist; it's a fear of the unknown, to some extent. I know when I moved to London in the early 90s I was gobsmacked by the multiculturalism. When I returned to Ireland, I was mortified by how 'backward' some people's attitudes remained. A lot of rural Ireland is very, very 'white'. Even now, my children rarely see people of different ethnicity and I think that's a bad thing. I was listening to an interesting discussion between Irish emigrants living in Oslo today; while some where singing the praises of this open, almost crime free, society - some others were insistent that there is an intolerance bubbling beneath.
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The area in which I live is the same has your Pats, I appreciate that we are a multicultural society and we have all the same rights in Britain, but do we have the same rights in other countries .