I live in France, and I can see where a lot of France bashing is coming from when it comes to International policies, postcolonial conduct, intellectual hypocrisy, child abuse etc.
HOWEVER, personally I have experienced ZERO incidents of racism of any kind at work or in the society in 25 years of living here. My first and last names are unpronounceable to most French people and I'm brown skinned. I neither flaunt nor hide my Indian identity. I abide by laws, pay taxes, participate in hobby clubs and associations, have a large circle of friends. My kids are in late teens, they havent faced any discrimination either. One may say its because I'm in a well paying job and live in cosmopolitan Paris region.
If I was a farmer or run a local bar-restaurant in small town or rural France may be things could be different, but I doubt I'd be subjected to systemic racism if I made a bit of effort to speak the language and integrate.
Heck, most bar-tabacs and drop boxes are run by Chinese immigrants in Paris region and they aren't complaining.
Perhaps immigrants from ex-French colonies who are arabs or blacks have a different experience, but when I see doctors, lawyers, govt staff, various working professionals of every race and colour doing as well as local white European French people at various junior and senior levels in public sector companies and various levels of administration, I dont know where these systemic victimhood claims are coming from.
HOWEVER, personally I have experienced ZERO incidents of racism of any kind at work or in the society in 25 years of living here. My first and last names are unpronounceable to most French people and I'm brown skinned. I neither flaunt nor hide my Indian identity. I abide by laws, pay taxes, participate in hobby clubs and associations, have a large circle of friends. My kids are in late teens, they havent faced any discrimination either. One may say its because I'm in a well paying job and live in cosmopolitan Paris region.
If I was a farmer or run a local bar-restaurant in small town or rural France may be things could be different, but I doubt I'd be subjected to systemic racism if I made a bit of effort to speak the language and integrate.
Heck, most bar-tabacs and drop boxes are run by Chinese immigrants in Paris region and they aren't complaining.
Perhaps immigrants from ex-French colonies who are arabs or blacks have a different experience, but when I see doctors, lawyers, govt staff, various working professionals of every race and colour doing as well as local white European French people at various junior and senior levels in public sector companies and various levels of administration, I dont know where these systemic victimhood claims are coming from.
Statistics: Posted by Cyrano — 04 Jul 2024 12:28