The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #57715   Message #909036
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
13-Mar-03 - 09:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: xenophobia on the Mudcat
Subject: BS: xenophobia on the Mudcat
A few times I've noticed that when someone posts saying they are a ntive of a non-English speaking country, this very often tends to be followed by posts that cast doubt on whether they are genuine, and not infrequently by remarks that come very close to racism.

We've had it recently in another thread with a post from a Russian, and we've had it famously with some posts one time from some indicating they were Polish, and interested in sea shanties, and there've been other times as well.

It's as if some people who just don't seem to really believe in the existence of a real non-English speaking world where people use computers and internet access. Very strange.