Oh I'm sure I'll regret weighing in on this issue but I'd like to point out a couple of things.....
1. There is (or should be) a difference between "racism" and I guess what could be termed "culturalism." Racism being an aversion to someone based on the colour of their skin or physical make-up, which cannot be changed. What I mean by "culturalism," is an aversion to certain behaviours or other things that to some degree are changeable (the music people listen to, the scent of the food they eat, the sound of their language, cultural beliefs, religion, norm of behaviour & how people relate to each other). There is, in my opinion, a distinct difference between the two. That is not to say that "culturalism" is more excusable than "racism" but at the very least it can be understood in some kind of logical way as things the individual/s does/do that irritate a person, rather than just a blanket hatred based on things people cannot change.
2. There are cultural differences in how genders relate to each other. This is where the nature of a person really shows - a good person will treat everyone well regardless of social conditioning. A person who is new to a country and unaware of the new social protocols they are expected to know may slip-up, but will probably be receptive to guidance. I have to say, I don't think I'd be likely to book with a man from Afghanistan who made his admiration for the Taliban known, and that doesn't mean I won't see middle eastern or Asian men, just not men who actively cling to cultures of misogyny (though how one would know.... no idea).
3. Some foods have scents that linger. I love garlic. Love it. But I know if I eat it, I'll end up smelling like it the next day, so I don't eat it when I'm going to be working. Curry has the same quality. All people who love heavily spiced foods should be mindful of these qualities before chowing down and expecting GFE within the next 24 hours. Oddly the majority of East Indian men that I have seen haven't had an overpowering scent of curry (perhaps they don't excrete the scent as much as other) and the only person I've turned down for reeking of curry was a skinny white English dude.... oh he was foul and I just couldn't.
I really don't care where someone is from as long as they are kind and clean. If I have my doubts about a new potential client, I'll ask them questions to get a better feel for them, if I don't like the answers, I don't book with them.
And on a lighter note & just to make people smile.... Canada's own....Russell Peters:
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