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England is a strange place in terms of race and religion. Where I'm originally from, there are practically no ethnic minorities or people of any religion (other than Christian, and even those are few and far between). But then after going to uni, I've lived in a place where there is a large variety in race and religion. It's been one huge learning curve for me.
I was completely naïve about racism until I started uni. Only then, after meeting people of different races and religions, did I see the effects of racism for myself. It's quite weird actually, being in what's called a "white country" and walking along the street having racist remarks being shouted at me by a group of black kids. Still, life goes on. 
The strangest thing of all though to me, is how somebody's race seems to be such a big deal to everybody except white people. I mean, just listen to black people or people from Pakistan talking to each other, having a general conversation. The number of times that they refer to themselves (in a non-insulting way, of course) as "******" or "paki" is gobsmacking, but I've never said to my white friends, or heard any white person, call someone else a "white boy". Lol, I've been called that before by some of my mates at uni, and that's just how it is, it's just their way.
Still makes me laugh though.
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