Tainari88 wrote:Yes it was in another thread @Wels here it is:
@Wels I have had some British posters on here tell me that racism is not really the thing in the UK. And there is not really any kind of institutionalized racism. Is that true? I have no idea since I never lived in the UK.
It could be the British are more class conscious than about racial superiority. But for me? The two can't really be divorced from each other. What is your opinion on the matter? [...]
I have lived in England for some time, if not very long. I am not a UK citizen but what i can say is that I believe that England (not necessarily the UK) is very much tied to its older (assumed) glory, with all pros and contras that derive from it. I have always thought it funny how much they looked down upon Pakistan or especially India for its caste system, when they are following some similiar one themselves. They do not speak about it, it is seldom a real theme apart from comedy (where it is heartily laughed about, and then immediately forgotten

), the fitting-in is all self-evident and voluntary, like standing
in the line (which itself alone has no negative connotation!).
This thinking does not have to be institutionalised because all seem to accept it voluntarily. The education plays a role of course.
They do not think of themselves as racist, they do not think their god-given behaviour could confront anyone
And this, of course, is the view of an outsider.
re your question about racism I did not perceive it personally in the 1980ies and 90ies, but it is there. Maybe it has changed for the worse in the last years, I heard about the London police problems today.
Again, someone living in the UK will have a better answer.