[Jack_]

Anyway, the Mail in another 'look at this foreign looking guy's disgusting religious culture!' shocker

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Anyway, the Mail in another 'look at this foreign looking guy's disgusting religious culture!' shocker

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I know, disturbing isn't it! That's the Heil for you

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Anyway, the Mail in another 'look at this foreign looking guy's disgusting religious culture!' shocker

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Disgusting bloke being disgusting more like. I dont see the mail making out it is part of his religion or something to wipe ones arse with ones hand instead of loo roll?

As for the story, makes me glad I don't eat curry

[Dollface]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

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Disgusting bloke being disgusting more like. I dont see the mail making out it is part of his religion or something to wipe ones arse with ones hand instead of loo roll?

As for the story, makes me glad I don't eat curry

Lucky i'm addicted to the stuff

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Dollface

Lucky i'm addicted to the stuff

same

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Anyway, the Mail in another 'look at this foreign looking guy's disgusting religious culture!' shocker

there is no excuse, culture or otherwise for his vile ways

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Anyway, the Mail in another 'look at this foreign looking guy's disgusting religious culture!' shocker

You're calling this guy washing his filthy arse with his bare hands and then handling food in a restaurant a "religious culture"????

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

If standard practices for those of particular religions result in a higher hygiene risk, it is very important that the issue is highlighted if they are in the food preparation industry. I don't think we should be excusing hygiene issues in those circumstances, in the same way we don't excuse anyone else with dodgy hygiene involved in food preparation.

Of course not, but what you are on the verge of doing here is exactly what the Mail was trying to incite - tarring all people of certain cultures and religious beliefs with the same brush, trying to make people fear that this kind of practice is widespread because of these people's cultures. Just as other food establishments run by people of various cultures and backgrounds are fined or closed down for other breaches of hygiene standards, I'm quite sure that not every takeaway surviving curry is wiping their **** in the food, it's few and far between.

Originally Posted by Marsh.

You're calling this guy washing his filthy arse with his bare hands and then handling food in a restaurant a "religious culture"????

No, but the Mail is. Seriously what is so difficult about this that people are failing to understand?

[bots]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Of course not, but what you are on the verge of doing here is exactly what the Mail was trying to incite - tarring all people of certain cultures and religious beliefs with the same brush, trying to make people fear that this kind of practice is widespread because of these people's cultures. Just as other food establishments run by people of various cultures and backgrounds are fined or closed down for other breaches of hygiene standards, I'm quite sure that not every takeaway surviving curry is wiping their **** in the food, it's few and far between.

But their religious practice is creating a hygiene risk, why shouldn't it be highlighted. The simple fact is its an additional risk because of their religious beliefs, to not connect the issues is to bury your head in the sand

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

But their religious practice is creating a hygiene risk, why shouldn't it be highlighted. The simple fact is its an additional risk because of their religious beliefs, to not connect the issues is to bury your head in the sand

Because in doing so you're assuming that every single one of them follow their religious beliefs to the letter when this simply isn't the case anymore. Many people pick and choose which aspects of their faith they wish to follow, many aren't practicing and many - I'm pretty sure - would, if they worked in a food outlet, not think it healthy to conduct their preparation in the same manner that this man did.

Again, this article is insinuating that they are one and all the same and we must fear for our dear lives because omg what are these weird people doing over here doing to our food!!

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Because in doing so you're assuming that every single one of them follow their religious beliefs to the letter when this simply isn't the case anymore. Many people pick and choose which aspects of their faith they wish to follow, many aren't practicing and many - I'm pretty sure - would, if they worked in a food outlet, not think it healthy to conduct their preparation in the same manner that this man did.

Again, this article is insinuating that they are one and all the same and we must fear for our dear lives because omg what are these weird people doing over here doing to our food!!

No they aren't.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No they aren't.

Um...yes they are. If you choose to be blind to the Mail's glaringly obvious editorial stance and agenda and instances in which they so conveniently make use of stories which can further it, that's your problem. But it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, in fact it's highly evident in most articles they write. You only have to exercise a little bit of media content analysis to see it.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

No, but the Mail is. Seriously what is so difficult about this that people are failing to understand?

Are they? The man himself said he "did not use toilet paper for cultural reasons".

According to the article there are also "rules and etiquette" around cleaning your left hand afterwards which this particular man obviously wasn't doing.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Are they? The man himself said he "did not use toilet paper for cultural reasons".

Yes, they are - because again, they've devoted an entire section of the article to detail how this is a practice found in many ~different~ religions and cultures.

And if the man himself said it, why were you questioning it in your last post?