What are your people prejudices?
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I don't mean the types of people you dislike (ie based on behaviour), I mean the people you pre-judge before they open their mouth or do anything?
Where do you think it came from, and have you been able/willing to change it?
I can feel my arse tighten when I see travellers, probably because I haven't had any experiences with them other than negative ones. I used to have the same sensation with Romanians but have since met a few guys who weren't begging and stealing and realised that the Romanians I had had dealings with were not typical of the average Romanian. I also found out recently that I stil had 'issues' with Chinese people which seem to stem again from a lack of contact other than in restaurants and as staff in posh hotels, but my prejudgemnet of them was more about the power/servant relationship than any thoughts about them being dishonest. I have tried to chat more with the few Chinese people I do meet, ask how business is etc to try and break that down, and find some common ground because IMHO having a prejudice is less useful than it is a ball and chain.
Where do you think it came from, and have you been able/willing to change it?
I can feel my arse tighten when I see travellers, probably because I haven't had any experiences with them other than negative ones. I used to have the same sensation with Romanians but have since met a few guys who weren't begging and stealing and realised that the Romanians I had had dealings with were not typical of the average Romanian. I also found out recently that I stil had 'issues' with Chinese people which seem to stem again from a lack of contact other than in restaurants and as staff in posh hotels, but my prejudgemnet of them was more about the power/servant relationship than any thoughts about them being dishonest. I have tried to chat more with the few Chinese people I do meet, ask how business is etc to try and break that down, and find some common ground because IMHO having a prejudice is less useful than it is a ball and chain.
Men in their mid-40s with too much tan and shark-fin hair-don'ts.
Probably came from meeting a couple of such individuals who turned out to be insufferably "considerably-richer-than-yow" twåts, who didn't actually have a single redeeming feature.
Bonus points for wearing expensive jeans with pointy brown shoes, and a fitted shirt that inadequately conceals the gut.
Probably came from meeting a couple of such individuals who turned out to be insufferably "considerably-richer-than-yow" twåts, who didn't actually have a single redeeming feature.
Bonus points for wearing expensive jeans with pointy brown shoes, and a fitted shirt that inadequately conceals the gut.
Edited by CommanderJameson on Saturday 10th January 09:50
t that comes out!CommanderJameson said:
Men in their mid-40s with too much tan and shark-fin hair-don'ts.
I once met a bloke like this who's hair was almost completely grey, which didn't complete the look.Also men in this age group (or above) who bleach their hair.
YOU ARE NOT 19 ANYMORE!In fact any man who bleaches or in anyway colours his hair, has a combover/wig or spends more than a tenner getting his hair cut! Moisturises, has any form of fake tan or refers to his varied collection of beauty lotions/potions simply as "product". I have a lot of issues with excessive male vanity and am probably beginning to stray away from the original subject!
Pretty much everyone, I hate you all! 
I do try not to do this but I have an issue with Johnny Foreigner, no matter where they are from, if they dont speak English properly, or particularly well I just assume they are a massive thickie and dont know what they are on about (especially in a work environment).
This I KNOW is wrong, as I have worked with some very knowledgeable folks who didnt quite have mastery of the english language but certainly knew thier stuff.
An of course, they ALL speak English far better than I could ever speak thier native language.
I still do it though.
I have never had an issue with Polish folks though, before Poland joined the EU and we have a load turn up here for work I had worked for a few weeks in Poland myself, the guys I met there were some of the nicest, friendliest chaps you could hope to meet. We spoke politics, the war, mocked the Japanese guys we were all working for, cars, girls, and played some drinking games. They ranged from labourers on a building site to architects and surveyors. My Polish neighbour is quite a nice chap too, even though his wife is an Anti-Smoking nazi!
oh, and chavs, but I think I'm 100% correct about them!
I do try not to do this but I have an issue with Johnny Foreigner, no matter where they are from, if they dont speak English properly, or particularly well I just assume they are a massive thickie and dont know what they are on about (especially in a work environment).
This I KNOW is wrong, as I have worked with some very knowledgeable folks who didnt quite have mastery of the english language but certainly knew thier stuff.
An of course, they ALL speak English far better than I could ever speak thier native language.
I still do it though.
I have never had an issue with Polish folks though, before Poland joined the EU and we have a load turn up here for work I had worked for a few weeks in Poland myself, the guys I met there were some of the nicest, friendliest chaps you could hope to meet. We spoke politics, the war, mocked the Japanese guys we were all working for, cars, girls, and played some drinking games. They ranged from labourers on a building site to architects and surveyors. My Polish neighbour is quite a nice chap too, even though his wife is an Anti-Smoking nazi!
oh, and chavs, but I think I'm 100% correct about them!
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