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Originally posted by Dottore
Somehow, when travelling in the UK, I've never been in the least concerned about a bunch of half-drunk aristocrats pulling over at night in their Bentlys and beating the crap out of me.
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Your standards for intolerance seem specific to violence. FYI-You rarely hear of such hate crimes commited against anyone here, let alone tourists. If it does happen, it's big news.
On the other hand, you yourself, along with the other ex-patriot, expressed the sentiment that there is a widespread seperation of classes and the subsequent lack of tolerance between those classes.
So, of the two stories of which you relate tales of intolerance, one being while passing through the south as a hippie in the 70s, and the other actually living in your home country, which carries more weight- the anecdotal observations or the real life?
I get the feeling my point is being missed here- I don't really think folks from the U.K. or elsewhere are more or less intolerant than folks anywhere in the U.S. It does make for good fun to indicate it is, but the reality is, if you push someone anywhere, they will likely push back. You must see that.