French Vibe

Hi John,

> The French were very good to American blacks who moved there
> to avoid the racist attitudes in the US.

Absolutely. Racism isn't really part of french culture
as far as I have seen. They do feel their culture is a
good one and they like it and are proud of their
heritage and values but I have never gotten the least
vibe of racism from any French person I have known.
They are also very big on multiculturalism and it seems
a wide variety of people are accepted in France where
people are all people are viewed quite equally in
value. Oh, there is one exception -- many French don't
like gypsies, but that is because the gypsies there are
notorious pickpockets.

> I don't think they are historically racist

I agree - Lutetia/Paris has been a place for people of
all races and cultures to meet and share ideas for a
LONG time.

Anyway, I would be really surprised if the support for
Jean-Marie comes from a dark place for most voters.

- Jeff

--- In metatuning@y..., "X. J .Scott" <xjscott@e...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> > The French were very good to American blacks who moved there
> > to avoid the racist attitudes in the US.
>
> Absolutely. Racism isn't really part of french culture
> as far as I have seen. They do feel their culture is a
> good one and they like it and are proud of their
> heritage and values but I have never gotten the least
> vibe of racism from any French person I have known.
> They are also very big on multiculturalism and it seems
> a wide variety of people are accepted in France where
> people are all people are viewed quite equally in
> value. Oh, there is one exception -- many French don't
> like gypsies, but that is because the gypsies there are
> notorious pickpockets.

so that's justified?

in france it's more the young hooligans you have to look out for if
you're a member of an ethnic minority group. in spain it's more the
law enforcement officers:

http://web.amnesty.org/ai.nsf/Index/EUR410012002?
OpenDocument&of=COUNTRIES\SPAIN