At a guess I would say lack of opportunity to socialise with

non-whites from a young age, there was one black kid in my school, and he wasn't even in our year.

As for higher race-related crime? nope, you are probably right, I doubt it is higher. But for purely anecdotal evidence, I have lived in many different places in this country, and I have never encountered racist attitudes to the degree I have in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on October 2nd 2007 at 13:07:25

Message Thread

we're such a fucking racist club (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 2, 12:35:12
- norwich always has been abit like that. (n/m) (NCFC) - Alan, Oct 2, 12:36:54
  - What - bigoted? (n/m) (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 12:38:14
    - yes, city full of bigots. (n/m) (NCFC) - Alan, Oct 2, 12:39:31
      - the whole of East Anglia is like it (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 2, 12:42:40
        
        Here's a moronic conversation... (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 12:47:05
        
        Within two minutes of meeting... (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 2, 12:51:21
        
        However, not as easily as very fair skinned people such as myself. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 2, 12:50:21
        
        Are you ginger then? (n/m) (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 12:58:13
        
        God no! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 2, 13:02:47
        
        touche (n/m) (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 13:08:28
        
        Isn't that just as bad though? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 2, 12:49:57
        
        I don't think they are all racist, but East Anglia is bloody bad for it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 2, 12:52:19
        
        But if that is true (and I don't know if it is or not) then why is that the case? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 2, 13:02:01
        
        Mainly ignorance i suspect. (NCFC) - Small, Oct 2, 13:29:35
        
        At a guess I would say lack of opportunity to socialise with (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 2, 13:07:25
        
        Put in perspective though (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 2, 13:12:23
        
        Understood....but perspective doesn't really come into it when.. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 2, 13:19:40
        
        True (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 2, 13:23:11
  - norwichist (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial McAngler, Oct 2, 12:37:18
    - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 2, 12:38:26
- by which you inferring those of a non-english persuasion are better? (n/m) (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 12:36:49
  - well at most clubs (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 2, 12:39:35
    - Think back to some of the things you have heard at norwich games... (NCFC) - Alan, Oct 2, 12:42:07
      - you can't say coloured. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 2, 12:50:41
        
        It is a free country and you can say whatever the fuck you like though (NCFC) - Tomblander, Oct 2, 12:54:12
        
        society is going backwards (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 2, 13:04:12
  - He said racist, not xenophobic! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 2, 12:37:58
    - LOL (n/m) (NCFC) - duckandchips, Oct 2, 12:39:25
- Not being funny but (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 2, 12:36:37
  - Who gives a fuck what colour they are ? (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Oct 2, 12:38:15
    - no need to swear (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 2, 12:40:35
  - glad we're kicking those stereotypes out (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial McAngler, Oct 2, 12:37:48
    - but it's positive racialism (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 2, 12:38:50

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