I’ve been thinking about writing about racial relations here, although I don’t think I fully understand it, yet. I doubt that there is a more multicultural place on Earth. However, people seem to get along fairly well. We hear stories of taxi drivers who refuse to pick up people of particular races, but have not witnessed this ourselves. There probably are instances of discrimination and friction, but it isn’t as obvious or problematic as it is in the states.
Yesterday, at lunch with my coworkers, it came up in conversation that saying “Merry Christmas” has been a controversial issue in the states and that you should say “Happy Holidays” instead. The East Indians at the table asked “why?” We told them it was because someone of a different religion might be offended. They scoffed at this. It would never occur to them to be offended by someone else’s religious celebrations.
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