Racial relations in the UK

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I'm a nursing student in the U.S. and I am entertaining the idea of visiting and maybe moving to the UK. I am curious about what race relations are like there. Is racism a problem in the UK?? Are there a lot of minorities there?? Is there a sort of unofficial segregation of the races as far as schooling, socializing, etc. like there is here in some places in the US?? Any honest info would be very helpful. :) Monique

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and...........did you know, that as a scot living in England... I am officially an ethnic minority!!

LOL

trust you to be different :D

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this is a very emotive subject...........and has been comented... we are trying very hard here to be 'non racist'. we are trying to give equal oppurtunities to all and there will be a back lashe eventually. Not just regards colour, we have students who attend private schools, achieving outstanding grades in exams then finding that because of the school they attended, they are unable to get university places. one girl got a place at Stanford but no british university would offer her a place. This is crazy.

we are trying so hard not to offend people, whatever colour/race etc that we are in danger of upsetting everyone! I am so concious of the race thing, that despite the fact 70% of my patients are from ethnic minorities, I dance around race as a factor in disease (ie black people are more likely to be hypertensive, asians more likely to be diabetic.. factors that should influence health care) It makes for some very difficult consutations.

as has been said, we take you as we find you. But there are a lot of people here who use their colour/ethinicity to work the system, I guess that happens in the states too.

and...........did you know, that as a scot living in England... I am officially an ethnic minority!! LOL

Hey me too being a northerner living in a southern area

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Hey me too being a northerner living in a southern area

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And are you too failing to educate these daft southerners?????

karen

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Hey me too being a northerner living in a southern area

just to be different I am a southerner living in the north. Not that you would tell with my Yorkshire accent, as you know :rotfl:

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just to be different I am a southerner living in the north. Not that you would tell with my Yorkshire accent, as you know :rotfl:

No you cant tell :chuckle

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That's interesting, because here the latter story would be the headline. It's awful that some people there are experiencing reverse racism, but it is refreshing to know that skin color is not a big deal there. I have no chip on my shoulder, I see people for who they are, not what color they are, I just wish everyone would do the same. It's always easy to make comments or pass judgement when one hasn't been in a certain situation. Until someone has actually experienced racism or had their children experience it, I don't think you have the right to tell someone if they should be upset or not if they experience it. Sometimes people do jump to the wrong conclusions as to why they are being treated a certain way, but always being treated differently gets old fast. I'm just looking for a place where my children will be treated equally. Just for clarification, for someone to a have a chip on their shoulder would mean that they miscontrue a situation and think they are being treated unfairly when they're not, this is not always the case because even though everyone doesn't experience it, Racism is real and until people acknowledge that, it won't go away.

Hi!! answer to question is that there is going to be a race issue wherever you go, there is always going to be someone who plays the race card, is racist or is a hidden /silent racist. I have lived in London all my life (35yrs) and have come across racist attitudes and have either spoken out about it or held my tongue because I didn't want to come across as being"militant"! For example I went into a bank for 4 cheques totalling £4000 , the cashier quickly assumed that i was a fraudster and I was referred to the bank manager who interrigated me about my own money. I stated that i no longer wanted the services of that bank and wrote a letter of complaint. I recieved a verbal and written apology. Look at the lengths I had to go too!!! and by the way I am Black British, my parents are Black Caribbean.

I teach my children right from wrong and they have friends and family who are black, white, asian, european, etc... and as long as they know their Black history and their rights as human beings... who gives a damn about racism !

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And are you too failing to educate these daft southerners?????

karen

Trying, very trying lol

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