How this Pinay coped with discrimination in Switzerland

[joebloggs]

:NoNo:


www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/06/22/13/how-pinay-coped-discrimination-switzerland
www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/06/22/13/how-pinay-coped-discrimination-switzerland

[raynaputi]

How should you act when facing discrimination?

It is wise to reply and act in a diplomatic way with self-respect and dignity intact. Learn to speak fluently the language of your new country. Knowing their history, culture and social mores will give you more confidence when talking to them.

Don’t let any form of discrimination lower your self-esteem.

Be the better person, exercise patience, broaden your insights, and weigh the degree of the circumstance. That way you can flexibly handle the situation with wit, humor, dignity, finesse, wisdom and respect.

You have RIGHTS against discrimination


:xxgrinning--00xx3: Good thing I've never had someone here treated me indifferently (yet). The only thing they say to me often is "You really speak fluent English but you have an American accent." :icon_lol:

[grahamw48]

Those horrid ignorant Swiss women. :mad:

Sorry...but:

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[Gusto_Ko_Na]

Shameful stuff but I am glad she mentioned that Filipinos discriminate too. There is a lot of hypocrisy among Filipino people with regards to that. One of the most common jokes among Filipinos is to mock other countries especially their accents, all in good fun of course, but don't dare do it back, it will be like world war 3. I have had Filipino people talk about me and my skin colour while I am standing right next to them, unaware I can speak Tagalog. My wife also get's plenty of comments for marrying a white guy from her kabayan, especially in the Philippines. Just a thought.

[grahamw48]

True, it happens everywhere, but I expect more from so-called educated Europeans who KNOW it is wrong.