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Old 09-06-2017, 07:20 AM   #209 (permalink)
Cuthbert
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Originally Posted by Trollheart View Post
Even with my admittedly pitifully limited experience I'd have to call bull**** on that. Even here in Ireland blacks can be viewed with suspicion, probably not as much as say America or maybe the UK but still, they definitely evoke the most distrust and a sense of "you're not one of us." I think that's true for black people no matter where they are, unless we're talking about countries where they're the majority, such as Africa, the Caribbean etc.
I am not sure about the 'maybe not as much as the UK' suggestion, especially not where I am from. If anything I would think it would be worse in Ireland as there are no black people there. Here there are a lot.
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