White Man's Burden

White man, do you think 'foreigners' and their cultures are crazy and violent? Try looking at yourself through their eyes. We've got a bit of a bad rap ourselves.

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• race
• racial
• racism
• generalization

[MrFrontrowkid]

This guy obviously has a inflated opinion of himself as a world traveler. Look at that way he is posing for the camera and his very pronounced way of speaking. I sure wouldn't want him to represent me at a world culture conference.

[Anekantavad]

@MrFrontrowkid Well, I've been told, haven't I?

:-)

[redfordrn]

@ Anekantavad

Thank you for putting it into perspective something that almost never gets talked about.

I am S. Asian, and I can concur that what have analyzed is very accurate. What other people (caucasian), may consider as right of passage, i.e. acting rough & tough as normal male behavior, is perceived as arrogant and racist by almost the whole world.

Now many (in US) may say who give a F*** about other cultures, but it matters alot. Specially now a days.

It seems a bit

[Anekantavad]

Quite. It's odd that Northern Europeans seem to see themselves as gentle, pacific and civilized, while they are seen in a rather different light by others.

[Atheistblindchick]

I've lived in Japan, and I've been to China too. I'm not taller LOL

What I've found especially in Japan, since I speak Japanese, is that the Japanese tend to think of european/american people as uncivilised, unbathed and of a lower intelligence. They assumed I couldn't understand them (since Japanese is too difficult for foreigners to learn), so they spoke freely about me, while I was right there... Makes you think differently about how you yourself see foreigners...

[Anekantavad]

It is a peculiarity of English-speaking people that we don't really believe that it is possible for a human being not to speak or understand English, but we are not alone in this. Latin Americans and Chinese seem to be this way as well. Not speaking the lingo=stupidity, or at least lower intelligence. Translation is facilitated by speaking louder or more impatiently.

"I could spend my whole life having this conversation. Please try to understand before one of us dies!"

[MrFrontrowkid]

@MrFrontrowkid I just listened to this guy's rhetoric for a second time. If he took the "I" out of his speech, he'd be a mute.

[Microglia1]

If you want to talk about white man's burden then travel to any hospital in Africa. It's white folks treating blacks and they still want to kill us. Like I said, anyone I go I am barely tolerated because I offer indispensable service.

[Microglia1]

You obviously haven't been here (South Africa). White people are treated very differently...for good or bad...it's just that the impression they left here are very negative. I'm white (British) so I am barely tolerated unlike the boers.

[Kellyyu60]

The savage look and manner stemmed from the sense of superiority and the hubris of despising culture of the rest.

The whites do not usually wear this seamy side of their face when dealing with each other. Perhaps, the book " Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin could help them to detect this dark & seamy side of their faces...

[Kellyyu60]

It takes a lot of courage to tell the truth...Thank you!

The savage look and manner stemmed from the sense of superiority and the hubris of despising culture of the rest.

The whites do not usually wear this seamy side of their face when dealing with each other. Perhaps, the book " Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin could help them to detect this dark & seamy side of their faces...

[zabara99]

Personally, I have not been any more intimidated by white people than any other people.

Sorry about that.

[aaa333ify]

@hisnameisfrankie May I ask you why you say that?

[Koolfeeltakingz]

I don't think this guy blinked once during this entire video