Icydayz are you still in that interracial relationship now? What problems did you have?
I can't speak for the whole of the UK (because up north there were alot of racial problems between the asians and whites, and when I say asians I mean south asians like Pakistani's, Indians etc). But in London it is generally okay. For example when I used to be single and would go out clubbing with my friends I would attract all sorts of guys and when I would dance with white guys and stuff no really cared, no one looked or anything. I have a mixture of friends but mainly white (because of my area and school I went to was mostly white) and they have all dated guys of different races. I am a product of interracial relationship as my dad is black and my mum is asian. I have relatives who have married white people etc, its very common here and thats one thing I love about London, the different cultures, religions and ethnicities and the fact they get on. Obviously you'll get the odd twat but its rare.
And by the way I loveee Misfits, the new series is coming out here in the UK on sunday. I can't wait.
But yeah move to London, its an awesome city,
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icydayz
12 years ago
nope i'm not... just stares and looks but this is new york..so it wasn't bad compared to wear im from which i probably would never engage in an interracial relationship in fears of being harmed,harrassed or chased. but yes from british movies and tv it seems advanced as far as race relations go. sometimes its kind of unbelievable how racist people be.. i mean its just a color ! your asian and black? do you look like grace violet from skins? lol she looks asian and black to me.. but no one on my mother side dates outside their race, on my dad side they do but they are mixed raced mostly so its no big deal if you do..
but i have spoken to people from london and race seems like no big deal to them either..
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yummycookie
12 years ago
What part of America are you orginally from?
I never watched skins but I just googled Grace Violet. Lol I wish I was pretty like her lol. Well my mum is South Asian. So she is from a small Island next to India, so they look quite similar to Indians. But the weird thing is people sometimes often think I look half black and Half Oriental because my eyes are slightly like that. I have no idea why because no one in my family has those eyes. But then some black people think I am black, then most white people think I am half black and Half white then a mixture of people think I am half black and half oriental ( like korean or filipino etc). But I suppose to give you a rough idea of what I look like I get compared to Amerie the singer alot. But I really don't think I look like her or anywhere near as pretty as her. I suppose when I have my hair straight, and get a bit more of a tan in the summer I could look abit more like her but otherwise I don't think I do. But I don't know, I'll be whatever anyone wants me to be lol.
Yeah its very common in London for mixed marriages. I have 22 cousins all together (I know alot) and out of the 22 cousins 10 are from interracial relationships. But to get a good idea of what racism is like in some places up north in England for the asians watch a british film called Love + Hate directed by Dominic Savage. Its such a good film. Its about this racist white guy who falls in love with an Asian girl. Its brilliant. The only thing is I don't know if Americans can play it on their DVD players as its Region 2. But try and see if you can get it.
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icydayz
12 years ago
i'm from new orleans.. its a party city and we were in hurricane katrina? there are alot of mixed race blacks called creoles there.. i'm half creole but i dont look it(at least to me), my dad's family does though.
amerie is beautfiul! but i thought you were east asian not south asian and white.. sometimes i forget about that because in america they only associate east asians with asia.. but that is great about your big mixed family! thats so nice to hear.. i will look for the movie.
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yummycookie
12 years ago
Yeah I know New Orleans. I always thought the city looked really nice. So did your house get damaged by katrina. I remember when that happened, it was so sad. Apprently some people still don't have their homes rebuilt. Is that true? Yeah I know America have more east asians so thats what they associate with asia. Its the reverse here. England associate South Asians with Asia. My mixture here in the UK is quite unusual. Not many half black and half south asians like me. It's more half black and half whites. And this is not to do with racial differences its just more cultural and religious differences. Alot of South Asians are quite strict with their religion. Not all but quite a few. But I respect that and can understand that.
Yeah definietly check out the movie. Its very different to American films. British films are less dramatic and less glamourised I suppose. It may take getting used to.
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