Is it true other countries (not the US) are more openminded when it comes to blacks?

Question

Or people of tan,brown,dark skin colors?

This black guy I was talking to online is from Germany. He moved from the U.S for good to live in Germany (he is now 37 years old) and he said he gets more respect there then the US. Also I have some family members from the UK and some who moved there loves it and have said once that they never came across a racist there yet.

One family member who lives in the UK came from the US at a time when they had white only sections and black only sections and in general being there in the UK has made her happier.

I did find out some blacks had to go out of the states just to be treated equal and to show their talents.

I find all this very odd how other countries are more kinder back then.

How true is all this or I don't know, whats your opinion.

Answer 1

Well, in those countries Blacks aka Africans are often rare. In America there are African Americans nearly in all towns, in those countries it is often hard to find them so people get to learn their culture. I have Africans are not bad but African Americans get the negative stereotype. We often do commit alot of crimes and act wild.

Also in other countries racism may come out a lot worse than words, it may come out in favoritism by higher power.

Answer 2

How could you possibly find it odd.  The USA is one of the most racist countries there is.  I have known people from other countries who can't wait to leave the US because they never had to face racism before moving to the US.

Answer 3

girl, that ain't true, b/c i come from a country well we all black, but we speak spanish, and we always making fun of each other is so wrong even if you the smartest girl in universe if you black and ugly you ain't nothing, and let me tell you something here in the U.S theydon'tt judge you have all the door opens

Answer 4

Probably, here in aus I'm used to them, I mean I grew up with a friend that's aboriginal, I dunno why americans are so racist when it comes to this kinda thing.

Answer 5

It doesn't have anything to do with the color but the attitude. I have friends that are black but none are from the US and they being black very dark skinned can't stand the blacks in the US.  

Answer 6

We tend to be more openminded in general. I don't mean to sound rude but I am simply stating the opinion I have come to out of my own experience

Answer 7

Yes my country we very openmineded when it comes to darker skinned people. Especially black women. We like make them hair weave for their short hair!!!

Answer 8

They never had to put up with American Blacks while growing up.

Answer 9

Right, I'm a white British teen, living in London, and I personally find that in this country people are extraordinarily narrow-minded regarding non-white cultures and peoples.

There's a line from a grime song by Akala that goes:

"The government deceiving the white working classes into believing they poor due to us black b******s."

I think he's hitting the nail on the head there. There is a belief harboured within white, working class societies in the UK that immigrants and "foreigners" are "coming here and taking all our jobs" as if the jobs belong to them because they're white and British and this is "our country". This, in all frankness and honesty, is ridiculous in my opinion.

I also see a lot of hatred and animosity directed towards my friends because of how the teen culture in London has evolved - teens stabbing, shooting, beating other teens to death over small matters, and it's due to the media and their ilk, that black youths especially are being labeled as the sole perpetrators of these violent crimes. This is not true, as white teens are just as likely to kill someone as a black youth.

So in answer to your question, based upon my experience, I would say no it's not true. Largely due to the media's perception and propaganda on black youths especially, there will always be some kind of animosity felt for black people in the UK I think (though I don't see why at all - I think people just need to wake up and realise that the time for racial prejudice and discrimination is passed).

Answer 10

um yeah first time  i went to US, i guess i had been lucky meeting all nice US people online, i am from europe and well as said first time i went there was an eye opener

dont know if it have something to do with that, but for being a western country i discovered US to be very well old fasioned in a way, not at all as open as you would think a country in the west should be

after that its been the topic many a time with me and the bf and i learned that US is far from as modern as they may present themself, they have a lot of outdated values and the like, that if your grown up in a european western country you have to step carefull around if you dont want to offend anyone or anything

and thats from a 'white' girls PoV even, so yeah dont have to have a specific skin color to get to see the lack of openess in US.

racism still exsist in europe though, but i can see how at least if your from outskirts in US how europe can seem more open, but i think it may be more of a general open'ness

Answer 11

I've never been to the US but from things you hear on yahoo answers i'd say it seem so.

I often read some things about racism in america and think 'wow, i've never seen that here'

I live in the UK (Scotland) and i think it sounds better in the uk than the us on racism terms.

Could be wrong though?