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[MR-from-NG]

I am currently in Larnaca staying with my yaya & pappous, I feel when when I go out with my grandparents and cousins I get dirty looks and stared at. I have been coming to Cyprus since I was born every year sometimes 4 times a year, it's my second home! Sometimes I stay in kakopetria as we have a house there and I feel so at home there! No racism, everyone is so warm and loving! It's mostly in the city I feel the racism and its from a moisture of ages young and old!

OK - so you're fine in your home environment (Kakopetria) where you know the cultural habits established over a long length of time. If racism was an issue, surely it would manifest in such a more parochial environment, no? But you feel awkward in the city? Most cities in Cyprus are full of foreigners so I find it hard to understand it's racism you feel when you go into the city. Cities can be overwhelming for all sorts of reasons. Are you sure you're not just projecting your insecurities on the only explanation you could readily come up with?

This is not about the OP's insecurities, it's about the Cypriots being racist. Remember the poor black chap who had his leg broken for just being black?

How are you telling me that I'm insecure? It's things I experience and see... I know what experiencing rasicm is.

Gig, you know the saying "assumption is the mother of all fuckups"? Can you tell us all who Jade is responding to here?

what's wrong GIG? You have nothing to say? Please tell us all for the sake of clarity, who is Jade responding to here?

[Lordo]

the trouble with gig is she is so racists that she sees racism as normal.

[MR-from-NG]

the trouble with gig is she is so racists that she sees racism as normal.

Spot on my Lord.

[GreekIslandGirl]

Racism is wrong ,,,,,as are sweeping generalisations..

BTW to the OP ...where did you steal your laptop,,,????

I shouldn't, but

Where did I steal my laptop?? :/ really?

It looks like apc made a joke, but MR-from-NG couldn't help himself laughing, over the top, at stereotypes, for any opportunity. This ganging up by MR was unnecessary and turned a joke into a cruel jibe.

(I did attempt to analyse your situation; it's through that we could have reached some idea of what is happening, but all too quickly the supporters of turkish occupation jumped in at what they saw as an opportunity to attack Cypriots. They are opportunists, for sure.)

[MR-from-NG]

Racism is wrong ,,,,,as are sweeping generalisations..

BTW to the OP ...where did you steal your laptop,,,????

I shouldn't, but

Where did I steal my laptop?? :/ really?

It looks like apc made a joke, but MR-from-NG couldn't help himself laughing, over the top, at stereotypes, for any opportunity. This ganging up by MR was unnecessary and turned a joke into a cruel jibe.

(I did attempt to analyse your situation; it's through that we could have reached some idea of what is happening, but all too quickly the supporters of turkish occupation jumped in at what they saw as an opportunity to attack Cypriots. They are opportunists, for sure.)

Listen Gig, I'm not the most PC person on the planet, never claimed to be. Nor am I treating the forum as a popularity contest. I laughed at Apc's joke because he timed it to perfection. I doubt if any member reading could help but laugh so stop using me as a escape goat. I just called half a dozen people in my office, and there are black and Irish people amongst us to read Apc's joke and without fail they all laughed, there you have it

[Pyrpolizer]

I am currently in Larnaca staying with my yaya & pappous, I feel when when I go out with my grandparents and cousins I get dirty looks and stared at. I have been coming to Cyprus since I was born every year sometimes 4 times a year, it's my second home! Sometimes I stay in kakopetria as we have a house there and I feel so at home there! No racism, everyone is so warm and loving! It's mostly in the city I feel the racism and its from a moisture of ages young and old!

It puzzles me that at kakopetria is so different.
it also puzzles me that -apparently- you got this feeling when you came to the certain age you are now.
Probably you feel too insecure at Larnaca and this SHOWS, causing people's attention.

[Garavnoss]

Nuff said !, this topic was always bound to stir up racist comments and I think the manner in which it was presented guaranteed the responses it has so far received.

As to myself [being a straight to the point sort of guy] I would advise the poster to "Get your Black arse back up the tree where you belong and forget about it !".

[Lordo]

Nuff said !, this topic was always bound to stir up racist comments and I think the manner in which it was presented guaranteed the responses it has so far received.

As to myself [being a straight to the point sort of guy] I would advise the poster to "Get your Black arse back up the tree where you belong and forget about it !".

what the hell is the matter with you people stop being racist. it is a crime in the eu to be racist.

[MR-from-NG]

Nuff said !, this topic was always bound to stir up racist comments and I think the manner in which it was presented guaranteed the responses it has so far received.

As to myself [being a straight to the point sort of guy] I would advise the poster to "Get your Black arse back up the tree where you belong and forget about it !".

what the hell is the matter with you people.

jekyll & hyde Gavarnos & GR

[Get Real!]

Nuff said !, this topic was always bound to stir up racist comments and I think the manner in which it was presented guaranteed the responses it has so far received.

As to myself [being a straight to the point sort of guy] I would advise the poster to "Get your Black arse back up the tree where you belong and forget about it !".

what the hell is the matter with you people.

jekyll & hyde Gavarnos & GR

No way! That's not me..