RE: Atheists still the most hated minority
January 18, 2016 at 7:43 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2016 at 7:44 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
The level of tolerance we found in NZ was a refreshing change from elsewhere. Whenever I'd travel in Europe or America, as soon as people found out I was from Northern Ireland, the immediate response was, 'Are you Protestant or Catholic?', which question was generally followed by a lecture on how NI could be 'fixed'.
This is a factual exchange: While settling into our house in Kerikeri, a neighbour stopped by to welcome us. After a few pleasantries, he said, 'You two have lovely accents. Where are you from?' I said, 'Belfast, Northern Ireland.' He paused for a second or two (I could sense the missus starting to cloud up), then said, 'Is it nice there?'
That was it. No jumping to conclusions, no lecturing me about the state of affair in a place I'd lived all my life - he just wanted to know if it was a nice place.
The world could do with a lot more people who don't give a fuck about someone else's religion. Or lack thereof.
Boru
This is a factual exchange: While settling into our house in Kerikeri, a neighbour stopped by to welcome us. After a few pleasantries, he said, 'You two have lovely accents. Where are you from?' I said, 'Belfast, Northern Ireland.' He paused for a second or two (I could sense the missus starting to cloud up), then said, 'Is it nice there?'
That was it. No jumping to conclusions, no lecturing me about the state of affair in a place I'd lived all my life - he just wanted to know if it was a nice place.
The world could do with a lot more people who don't give a fuck about someone else's religion. Or lack thereof.
Boru
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