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ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoYes, white American who is unable to speak French. Which reminds me, Parisians are a lot less white than in the movies. At least the places I went and the people I met.
RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just out of curiosity, how many of them are brown? Did you get a chance to see how they behave with brown people?
ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m not sure, it was very diverse but the amount and type of diversity changes depending on where in the city you are and when it is. I went to a market where just about everyone was I believe from North African or Arab backgrounds, white folks were a minority. I also spent some time in a bar where we were some of the only white people. Most places though white folks were the majority. I’m sure there’s racism but the only bigotry I definitely noticed among Parisians was against the Roma.