Have you ever been subjected to Racial/ Cultural Abuse/ Discrimination?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Being half Scottish/Geordie and a bit better educated and rasied than 9/10 of the people I used to work with on the building sites... I wouldn't call it abuse but I was definetly made to feel different then the other lads.

I wasn't treat like an outsider, but I was treat like an outsider who was allowed inside... if that makes any sense?...

This may prove unpopular with a few of you here but I'm gonna get on my soap box anyway -

In this country you have two things going either for or against you: your skills/qualitys and your ethnic background/gender etc... the country is now full of so much positive disrimination that I am pretty certain being a white male hasn't helped me at all...

In other jobs it won't be the case, but when it's goverment/council ran gyms/the fire service etc as is my experience, then being a young, white male doesn't exactly give you a helping hand.

you should work where I do. It's like Grace Brothers. Women make tea and answer phones get paid less than the men....

big difference in public/private business.

don't forget class/regional difference as well, that still has an effect.

Do you work in 1960?

yes. But it is true. People associate accents with sounding thick (yammers) or arrogant (cockney), scoucers are all thieves etc.