ps : even though I hold no grudge toward France because I don't do generalization.
Good, at least you could live there for a while, as a foreigner... which is very hard to do in some country, like US
ps : even though I hold no grudge toward France because I don't do generalization.
Considering the level of multiculturalism in France, I doubt people wouldn't seat next to you because you look foreign...
also the police can be very rude just because of your race.
I've also experienced great things there and met very nice people (especially girls).
Give them the finger.I have been holding off for the longest time to post this additional information to verify 100% that I'm not just being paranoid, but I have verified that these things are indeed happening to me.
At least once a day, Japanese people will say one of the following things as they pass by me after making eye contact with me: "全然わからない” and ”何これ/それ?”
For those who don't know:
全然わからない/ぜんぜんわかんない mean "I don't understand at all" which is what Japanese people say when they "don't understand at all (why a foreigner is in Shizuoka or Japan)". They say it as they pass me, after they pass me or often even before passing by my while making eye contact...pretty fucking rude lol.
何これ/それ? mean "what is this/that?" which is insanely rude to say to someone. It is either an accidentally rude thing to say meaning something like "what is this (why is a foreigner here?)" or it is an intentionally rude thing to say like "what is that foreigner (is he even human?"). Either way, it is fucking stupid for people to say, but they say it all the time.
I have had Japanese people I know walking with me in malls, downtown, etc. that have actually heard people say this shit and they agreed that I'm not just "being paranoid". Anyway, there you go guys.
Never been to US and never have had the desire to go there.Good, at least you could live there for a while, as a foreigner... which is very hard to do in some country, like US
Give them the finger.
Yes, good idea, go there... You will can compare with Eu about the "human respect" , and "racism" then...Never been to US and never have had the desire to go there.
I'd like to travel to the southern part of the continent though, Argentine or Peru or Chili sound like a better plan.
you pay me the trip and the living there and I'll write you a report if you need this comparison among others so badlyYes, good idea, go there... You will can compare with Eu about the "human respect" , and "racism" then...
I wonder how long ago you were there because if you take a train in Paris or an other big city today, most passengers aren't white westerners anyway.multiculturalism doesn't mean open mind.
you can doubt it if you want but It's something I've experienced. I've also experienced people crossing the street to walk on the other side until they go past you before they cross it again.
also the police can be very rude and give you a body check for no reason in the street or the subway just because of your race. I've never done anything illegal in France but I had some of those humiliating experiences.
It's also very hard to get a job or an apartment if you're not a white westerner there.
France was my first foreign country life experience and even if I got used to those low points I felt a huge relief when I first arrived in Japan.
ps : even though I hold no grudge toward France because I don't do generalization. I've also experienced great things there and met very nice people (especially girls).
Really? Source?(even different African communities in France are now quasi at war with each other...)
I used to live in a 'HLM' area in Bobigny for my job prior to coming to Japan and there were many incidents and tensions while I was there, especially between north Africans and black Africans but also between Christian blacks (from Congo, CAR) and Muslim blacks (Mali, Senegal).Really? Source?
So no war. Please avoid the use of inappropriate term. It's like Fox News fake "no-go zones" in Paris.there were many incidents and tensions
Please read well, he said "quasi war" not "war", its not the same thing, sorry mate...And btw, i confirm what he said absolutely, i saw that...with real weapons...So no war. Please avoid the use of inappropriate term. It's like Fox News fake "no-go zones" in Paris.
Also, such tensions exist for a long time now. Nothing new.
Lol.Please read well, he said "quasi war" not "war"
French Connection. 70's. Nothing new. Really.And btw, i confirm what he said absolutely, i saw that...with real weapons..
But you know French Connection is especially a legend, i mean it was not the Calabrese maffiaLol.
French Connection. 70's. Nothing new. Really.
France today is completely different from France in the 70's. What is happening today IS something new. Everybody can see it is getting critical and nobody knows how to deal with it.Lol.
French Connection. 70's. Nothing new. Really.
I was there between 1999 and 2005. It was already multicultural but still you could be refused at part time job interview or for renting an apartment just because your name doesn't sound westerner and you could have random violent body check by the police for no reason. There are also things like people not wanting to sit next to you in the metro or the bus or people crossing the road to avoid you and I have many stories you may not want to believe.I wonder how long ago you were there because if you take a train in Paris or an other big city today, most passengers aren't white westerners anyway.
I agree, it's very sad. But still I was able to get in positive multicultural student environments and I enjoyed the mix with people coming from all over the world. I like these kind of atmosphere and that's how I met my wife. so as I said it wasn't all bad, there were good points in being there and I've never agreed with the couple french people here who always talk badly about France. it's not 100% good but it's far from being 100% bad either.I agree with you when you say multiculturalism doesn't mean open mind and I would add that failed multiculturalism creates racism.
Immigration in France is a big failure and what used to be a united, xenophile society (for example, think about the huge popularity of Japonism and such exotic movements) is turning into a communitarian hell where each community fights and despises the others.
(even different African communities in France are now quasi at war with each other...)
Anyway, it was also a relief for me when I came to Japan and found a unique society that forces gaijins like me to assimilate
Wow mate, its changed between that... Its clearly worst nowI was there between 1999 and 2005.
Strangely the most open minded places in France weren't the most multicultural ones,
getting a tire stabbed like it could happen in my home country