I think having travelled to many places around the world and experienced different cultures and habits helps one to take the wider, more tolerant view. The thing I really like about Mudcat is the variety of nationalities and viewpoints. Skarpi from Iceland and Sandra from Sydney, Americans, Canadians, Scots, Irish and many other folk make it a great mix. Funnily enough, W.Africans have a lot of prejudices about us in the West. The francophones call us 'Toubabou' ('whiteys') They imagine we're all daft, eat food constantly especially McDonald's, dress indecently and have no sense of family. Even my husband says "You're not too bad, for a Toubabou!" I'm afraid I grin and reply, "You're not too bad yourself, for a n*****!"
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