You dont expect this down in Cornwall...

Irish_Tom · 29 Apr 2012 at 19:23

It's strange, apart from one of my friend's father (who is an old farmer) I don't know of anyone who is openly racist in Cornwall – certainly no one of my generation.

They're odd folks in St Agnes mind.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Apr 2012 at 19:33

Zefan said:
Might sound a bit weird, but to be honest I just never see any other ethnicities down here than white :\

Maybe I'm not going to the right places eg Redruth and Camborne

Likewise, a little more diversity in Exeter, but never see any anywhere else.

ripoffthemonkey · 29 Apr 2012 at 20:05

gigeorge said:
I kinda expect that in places like Devon, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland etc..

I do, Devon and Cornwall are the last areas of the Uk to that multicultural i'd hazard a guess to say..

Glaucus said:
This is expected in Cornwall, it is pretty racist down that way.

I completely disagree with these statements.

I was born and raised in deepest Cornwall and I have never known or experienced racisim, even as a 'joke'. During my travels I have seen racisim in bigger populated areas and abroard, but not down here.

A lot of people regard the west country folk as backward and racist and that in its self is pretty racist!

Its the isolated act on this poor man trying to do some good that shocked me...

Glaucus · 29 Apr 2012 at 20:10

There's plenty of racism down there. You probably don't notice it as there's virtually no minorities down there either.

ripoffthemonkey · 29 Apr 2012 at 20:20

Glaucus said:
There's plenty of racism down there. You probably don't notice it as there's virtually no minorities down there either.

Where I work there are a lot of minorities, and don't forget the summer and the tourists. We get every walk of life from every country arriving during the summer.

If there was lots or racism I would know about it.

Luckily it appears to be secular.

I am a bit horrified as to what happened..

badcompany · 29 Apr 2012 at 20:57

ripoffthemonkey said:
You have a point. It is pretty white down here. That is zero excuse for racisim. I just dont get it really. The whole thing....

Not everywhere is multicultural cess pool yet you know, thank god.

Pretty white? Who would have guessed it!

JCBeastie · 29 Apr 2012 at 21:53

ripoffthemonkey said:
I completely disagree with these statements.

I was born and raised in deepest Cornwall and I have never known or experienced racisim, even as a 'joke'. During my travels I have seen racisim in bigger populated areas and abroard, but not down here.

A lot of people regard the west country folk as backward and racist and that in its self is pretty racist!

Its the isolated act on this poor man trying to do some good that shocked me...

Same experience; I'm also in Camborne and I don't really notice much in the way of racism... might just be because the Polish look so much like us.

I quite frankly am racist towards my fellow Cornish, buncha numpties!

ripoffthemonkey · 29 Apr 2012 at 22:03

badcompany said:
Not everywhere is multicultural cess pool yet you know, thank god.

Really? You actually mean that?

gitbags · 29 Apr 2012 at 22:54

Glaucus said:
This is expected in Cornwall, it is pretty racist down that way.

This is pretty much my experience. Not with everyone I've met, but its a way of life for the older generation. Doesn't make the behavior any less shameful though.

Thorper · 29 Apr 2012 at 22:59

gigeorge said:
I kinda expect that in places like Devon, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland etc..

I do, Devon and Cornwall are the last areas of the Uk to that multicultural i'd hazard a guess to say..

What did I just read?

Tefal · 29 Apr 2012 at 23:07

ripoffthemonkey said:
More than likely. Its a sad state of affairs really.

I have just found a letter to the editor type thing on:

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/defence-police-arson-allegation/story-14447451-detail/story.html

Its an interesting reply, I find it somewhat racist myself really, as someone comments 'is there some sort of embargo on moving to Cornwall?'

druggies spilling burning lighter fuel from their spoons;

lol?

pegare · 29 Apr 2012 at 23:15

Zefan said:
Might sound a bit weird, but to be honest I just never see any other ethnicities down here than white :\

Maybe I'm not going to the right places eg Redruth and Camborne

same, i live in north devon and been to cornwall a lot, i rarely see anything other than whites. i think racism is expected in the west country :\

digipeep · 29 Apr 2012 at 23:33

The Cornish are a backward lot. Some of them even think they aren't English. Tut.

JCBeastie · 29 Apr 2012 at 23:35

pegare said:
same, i live in north devon and been to cornwall a lot, i rarely see anything other than whites. i think racism is expected in the west country :\

Unfamiliarity maybe, but racism? I don't know, seems to me the city types get more practice.

robgmun · 30 Apr 2012 at 10:04

These sort of acts are unforgivable but i do say one thing:

These 'education centres' the pop up everywhere are Mosques in everything but name. And really should be clamped down on, there's one two doors down from me and they take the complete ****. Parking is a complete chaos and they pop up in places where there's hardly any Muslim community anyway. So it's a like car park round here on Fridays.

Eriedor · 30 Apr 2012 at 10:09

ripoffthemonkey said:
Where I work there are a lot of minorities, and don't forget the summer and the tourists. We get every walk of life from every country arriving during the summer.

If there was lots or racism I would know about it.

Luckily it appears to be secular.

I am a bit horrified as to what happened..

Born and bred in Cornwall and found completely opposite.

As already discussed there are very few ethnic minorities in the south west (from memory my school year had approximately 3 pupils who weren't white) and I found that the general attitude to ethnic minorities was certainly not very healthy.

N17 · 30 Apr 2012 at 10:19

ripoffthemonkey said:
You have a point. It is pretty white down here. That is zero excuse for racisim. I just dont get it really. The whole thing....

Nowt wrong with Camborne... Apart from the rain at them moment.

Scilly is better than Camborne

Will Gill · 30 Apr 2012 at 10:21

Born and bred in Cornwall, where I'm from you couldn't hope for a more welcoming and loving community, whatever colour you happen to be. I'm sure there are pockets of people who think differently but that's the same all over the country, on the whole I'm proud to be Cornish and confident the vast majority of people not only feel the same but share my beliefs too

Narj · 30 Apr 2012 at 11:15

Rural people in not liking things they aren't used to, or perceive as a threat to the status quo absolute non-shocker!

Who was the labour politician that said she wanted to see more multiculturalism in areas of high white population in Cornwall? Bet that went down like a lead balloon over there!

OT: (and not in any way condoning the crime) - IMO if people want to live in segregation like that, let them. It happens in plenty of other areas of the UK.

N17 · 30 Apr 2012 at 12:21

Will Gill said:
Born and bred in Cornwall, where I'm from you couldn't hope for a more welcoming and loving community, whatever colour you happen to be. I'm sure there are pockets of people who think differently but that's the same all over the country, on the whole I'm proud to be Cornish and confident the vast majority of people not only feel the same but share my beliefs too

Well said for Kernow. Yes there are numpties in all walks of life who spoil things for people.

They are usually UN-Educated or escapees from the JK Show