SporeRB
To answer Sago’s question, it depends how comfortable you are in your own skin.
Myself (not white, not British) and my daughter (mixed race, British), if someone asks us ‘ Which country are you from?’, we do not find it offensive, insulting or intrusive and I will definitely not write that person off as a racist bigot.
My daughter will simply say ‘My mum comes from x country, my dad from London but we have an Irish surname.’
I just returned from the Far East visiting family and friends. One or two of the local taxi drivers asked me the same question since my accent has changed and I no longer sound like the locals.
As for the incident at RF, in my opinion, it is a set up. Now that the Queen has die, all gloves are off! And it is going to get nasty. Someone (the one who shall not be named) is trying to stop the Coronation from taking place.
Thank you for such an interesting response.
As the UK becomes more and more diverse I think we should be talking to each other, we cannot be frightened of offending.
As a white person the only time I experienced any racial discomfort was in Ireland, I got a lecture on Irish history, Michael Collins, the b*****d English landlords, the whole nine yards!
Thankfully the bar owner intervened and told the woman I was Irish.
Immediately she said “ Ah who are your people?”
She then spent ages asking how my cousins were.
If only she had asked me where I was from instead of assuming!
