Racism

[DanaC]

The house 2 doors down from me has been sold and the new owner is renovating - it. He'd just laid the drive and put brick work border along the edges asi was arriving home from work.

I said Hi, and commented that the drive looked good - he made a lame joke warning about not 'tap-dancing' on the still setting brick border and I said something inconsequential back - and then:

New Neighbour: 'Postman was about to walk on that - mind, you - he was Asian. I don't like Asians at the best of times.'

Me: *non-plussed* - 'um - why don't you like Asians?'

NN: 'Why don't I like Asians? They're not fit to spread on the ground as muck.'

Me *even more non-plussed* 'uh - the're just people, mate..'

NN 'Not to me they're not.'

Me - *totally at a loss* - ok - well - see ya.




*cultural note - over here 'Asians' refers to Indian, Pakistani, Sikh etc. rather than Chinese or Korean