That kinda reminds me of a revealing wee moment at work some years ago.
Back then I read The Glasgow Herald. I turned the page and here was this picture of a Scottish Pakistani family standing in front of their highland house in full highland dress along with an article. I have to say the picture brought a smile to my face - it looked somewhat unusual to say the least.
Anyway the story was of a Scottish Asian family who had lived in a highland village for a couple of generations or so. At one village event - a wedding or something - one villager got talking to another. The Asian villager confessed that he didn't always feel 100% comfortable at such events. On enquiring why, the gentleman explained that well, they, the white Scottish villagers had their highland dress and traditions etc and all, and that though they were (the Asian family) always made to feel welcome at such events, it's just at times they felt a tiny wee bit like outsiders. The other man was taken aback, and the conversation spread, and over a few days spread round the village.
The long and short of it was, that with the help and support of all in the village, our Scottish Asian family commissioned and registered their own family tartan, and hence the half page photo in my paper.
I held the paper up in the mess room at work "Check this out lads". I was stunned by the response;
Fucking Pakkis! Who the fuck do they think they are? Send the fuckers back home etc etc. A whole barrage of abuse. Pure hatred.
Integration works two ways. You can only integrate if you are accepted. So the answer to your question is racism slappy.
And what is it that IS want? They want us to turn on our Muslim brothers and sisters, they want us all, just like you, to blame the wider Muslim community for the actions of IS. This is just the kind of racist crap that IS want to stir up.
Back then I read The Glasgow Herald. I turned the page and here was this picture of a Scottish Pakistani family standing in front of their highland house in full highland dress along with an article. I have to say the picture brought a smile to my face - it looked somewhat unusual to say the least.
Anyway the story was of a Scottish Asian family who had lived in a highland village for a couple of generations or so. At one village event - a wedding or something - one villager got talking to another. The Asian villager confessed that he didn't always feel 100% comfortable at such events. On enquiring why, the gentleman explained that well, they, the white Scottish villagers had their highland dress and traditions etc and all, and that though they were (the Asian family) always made to feel welcome at such events, it's just at times they felt a tiny wee bit like outsiders. The other man was taken aback, and the conversation spread, and over a few days spread round the village.
The long and short of it was, that with the help and support of all in the village, our Scottish Asian family commissioned and registered their own family tartan, and hence the half page photo in my paper.
I held the paper up in the mess room at work "Check this out lads". I was stunned by the response;
Fucking Pakkis! Who the fuck do they think they are? Send the fuckers back home etc etc. A whole barrage of abuse. Pure hatred.
Quote:Ok then if we are to embrace multiculturism then when will all the muslims over here do so?
Integration works two ways. You can only integrate if you are accepted. So the answer to your question is racism slappy.
Quote:Whats needed is for all the peaceful muslims to rise up, kick the hate preachers out of the mosques and schools and say enough is enough, strangely they never do that, makes you wonder why.
And what is it that IS want? They want us to turn on our Muslim brothers and sisters, they want us all, just like you, to blame the wider Muslim community for the actions of IS. This is just the kind of racist crap that IS want to stir up.