thanks longboat and crow sister. it is good to know that although i have my own pet hates it has nothing to do with nationality, simply a lack of understanding. i would like to think that if i were in another country i would try to fit in with local customs.
i too have had that email, but as funds are very tight for me, i am unable to contribute to hope not hate. if only the bank would give us money for charities that wouldn't come out of ones bank account.
i have looked at the BNP page on facebook and the positive thing i have noticed, is that for every racist or facist post there are three others countering it. yes most of them decend into petty name calling but they are being countered. how do you get your name to appear in black on a page like that, and not have it affect the rest of your profile? i would have posted to it before but i will not open up my friends list to such vile people.