What are the most racist parts of Australia? I've only been to three states and the only place in Australia I have ever lived is Melbourne.

I'd be interested to hear how places like Queensland stack up. On the one hand, they have a redneck reputation. But on the other hand, it can be a very multicultural place and I've known some very cultured, educated people from places like Brissy and Cairns who I'd be staggered to find were racist.

Edit. Make it a bit broader.

I'll get the ball rolling. India. My father's family is from Goa. Some of the racism in India is phenomenal.

Obviously with over a billion people, there's going to be all sorts. What I find curious is that, in some parts, there are Indian people who profoundly dislike other Indians and feel a sense of deep-seeded inferiority to the British. It's exacerbated by the caste system.

I reckon this is the nastiest legacy of British colonialism. It has left, in some parts of the world, profound feelings of inferiority which indigenous people have found difficult to shake off.

Obviously not all, or even most, Indians are racist. Plenty are some of the friendliest, most tolerant people you'll find. I refer to a specific type of racism in some clusters with its origins in British colonialism and the caste system.

Edited by quickflick: 4/10/2015 09:40:21 PM

Edited by quickflick: 4/10/2015 09:41:07 PM