Help! Living in London is making me a racist!

They don't have a distinct "black culture". They adopted the post-war working ethic (which was largely generated by the welfare-state), and nowadays everyone watches mtv anyway and
white people want to be tupac

I dispute the assertion that there is no distinct black culture; the idea is intellectually problematic for a start. A recent study found that academic underachievement has little to do with cultural assimilation. Ethnic retention (immigrant families and people of colour embracing their own ethnic values and practices) is actually an indicator of educational achievement. Blacks, however, are the only ethnic group which continually struggle to improve themselves.

If they do not have their own culture then their problem is genetic.

You know those tourists? When you go on holiday, that's you.

Please keep anonymous.

Living in London is really turning me into a racist. I'm white, and I live in a predominantly black area, and I often feel unsafe. I feel nervous when I travel anywhere as I'm often the only white person, and even my white friends have started saying how they feel uncomfortable on the bus being the only white person.

I also get annoyed when everyone around me is speaking a different language, or with a really strong accent. I feel like I'm being stopped from going into places because being white and English means I don't belong. It angers me when I find someone working somewhere who speaks little English, when so many young people are jobless yet again. I find it extremely unnerving, and feel that these people should make more of an effort to take on the English language and traditions when they move here.

I get fed up with the tourists in London and how expensive everything in London is because of them. I get annoyed when there's always someone who pushes in front of you because they don't understand the concept of queueing. I get anxious when I walk past a group of people in hoodies (regardless of race or gender) because they've brought over an American 'gangsta' attitude, and this is particularly prominent in many parts of south and east London.

What happened to the polite England, where 'sorry' was the most said word? Where are peoples manners? What should we do with people who say 'England is crap, X is so much better!'? Should they have the right to stay here?

This isn't a question of race, so much, but I think people should make more of an effort to adopt the English ways when they move here. I respect that people want to carry on their own culture, but going out of your way to promote it is causing societal segregation.

Am I in the wrong for feeling like this? I feel that if the situation were reversed, and I were abroad and emphasising my English ways I would be heavily frowned upon, and don't understand why it's seen as alright to carry on this way.

Im the opposite.

I grew up in Brent in North West London, i was cast in Indian plays and was in African plays at school since i was six.

Only about 30% of my class were white.

Looking back, I loved it. At the time i thought the whole world was undivided and full of this type of multi-culturalism. (too bad its not )

I didnt hear about racism until i left London for Ireland, where most people at the time had never seen a black man or woman in person.

I think living in a 99.9999% white area really made me lose my knowledge about different cultures, as there was alot of ignorance in rural Ireland about other cultures.
At first this bothered me, but now i've become accustomed to it.

You could say i myself have become ignorant here.(Those people in Films like This is England still make me sick)

As far as your problem goes, that is London, its renowned for being a mixed city (much like new york)

You may find yourself more comfortable in rural england or in a smaller city up north. Or, just make some black friends! (they are the same as white people, trust me!)

I do agree with you about the little sh1ts in hoodies (dangerous b4st4rds), but you have no reason to feel uncomfortable when your the only white on the bus, the other people on the bus don't care that your white! (Im sure theyve seen a few around the city

London's a great city. (#1 imho)
Enjoy it and see its diversity as an advantage, not a drawback.

I dispute the assertion that there is no distinct black culture; the idea is intellectually problematic for a start. A recent study found that academic underachievement has little to do with cultural assimilation. Ethnic retention (immigrant families and people of colour embracing their own ethnic values and practices) is actually an indicator of educational achievement. Blacks, however, are the only ethnic group which continually struggle to improve themselves.

If they do not have their own culture then their problem is genetic.

ELTHAM?? clearly you don't know London...

eltham is also famous for...
the murder of steven lawrence
having a huge BNP support
the murder of jimmy mizen (the boy killed in gregs bakery)

I would consider myself completely against racism but it does irritate me when people have jobs in the UK and cannot speak English and do not respect our customs etc.

For example a school in my area which has had a christmas play every year since when my nan was a child can no longer have a christmas play as it does not cover all religious beliefs. Yet when we go to places such as Saudi and Dub. we have to abide by their culture and religious rules and be respectful. I live in a primarily christian area where infants are now not taught the christmas story and this does not seem fair.

I am all for a multi-cultural society but lets not lose our own identities!

Political correctness has gone too far - ba ba black sheep has now been changed to rainbow sheep for fear of being racist ! have you ever seen a multi coloured sheep?! since when was stating there is a black sheep racist! what will be next 3 ---- mice? its a fact that people are black and people are white why hide from it ? embrace it and love the things that make us different!

my piece when in Rome.. and all that ...