do you look at middle eastern types differently now?

barone

occured to me today as i said hello to a couple of muslim people ( i say muslim because she was veiled,i may be wrong) that i see almost daily during my work,

the man said hello as we usually do but instantly i said to myself, i wonder are they in a sleeper cell !!!!

stupid i know but got me thinking that whenever i see middle eastern types, with the beard,the same type clothes,huddled together talking,or on the phone im paranoid they are up to something.. is it just me?


damm jack bauer and america :mad:


id imagine the first few replies will attemt to slate me for racism and others will pull something from my post to make a joke with, its ah so im expecting it, make it funny because im not racist to these people, im polite with everyone.

coco_lola

Dey turk our jobs... Durka durka durka!!!

Ruu_Old

Just you.

*popcorn

Apanachi

barone wrote: »

whenever i see middle eastern types, with the beard,the same type clothes,huddled together talking,or on the phone im paranoid they are up to something.. is it just me?

Don't know if it's just you, but it's definitely not me...

jugger0

I dont think ive ever talked to a muslim, except the lads that work in kebab house. And nah they dont seem like the terrorist sort, they gave me a free burger once!

ejmaztec

Look at them differently? No, I still use my eyes as I haven't found an alternative, as yet.

charlemont

Most of them are good honest decent people..

Chuck Stone

I'm always wary of white men in the 25 to 50 bracket.

You never know when you're talking to a serial killer I tell ya.

Sometimes I suspect little girls of being elves the mischievous bastards.


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tfitzgerald

but got me thinking that whenever i see middle eastern types, with the beard,the same type clothes,huddled together talking,or on the phone im paranoid they are up to something.. is it just me?

No I don't think it's just you I often finding my self thinking the same. I tell myself I am being stupid but you never know

Ditch

Muslims run the kebab shop in town. I know they are, because they shut down over ramadan, or what ever it's called.

Tell ye what though? Nicer bunch of lads ye couldn't hope to meet. My oppo and me get to chat with them each week.

I'm certain that, if we asked them; " Comes the jihad, are you lot gonna rise up against us? " They'd just curl their lips and say, " Aah, fcuk all that bollocks! "

Frank Black

jugger0 wrote: »

I dont think ive ever talked to a muslim, except the lads that work in kebab house. And nah they dont seem like the terrorist sort, they gave me a large bomb to detonate in a crowded public place a free burger once!

FYP

barone

i more so mean the type that dont dress as westerner's ,the 'obvious' looking muslim types if you get me, not the lads in the chippers, i agree any of them i talk to are spot on and very polite and have a laugh, (the chipper type lads), the ones in traditional clothing all seem very different though..

nervous,shy,evasive .. probly have reasons given whats happend in the world theese last few years..

and lads...could ye not do better then those attempts at humour above !

prinz

Just you.

It's not the lads that stick out like a sore thumb you need to worry about either.

rorymcgrory

prinz wrote: »

Just you.

It's not the lads that stick out like a sore thumb you need to worry about either.

I live 2 doors up from a bunch of Arab/Muslim/whatevers. Friendly enough but I still wouldn't trust them

jimthemental

No but I do distrust nordies going parking outside a pub and then running away. See anyone can be a bomber OP.

SunnyLucy

I'm the same Barone, the thought always sneak into my head that they could be up to something. Then I tell myself to cop on but still it niggles...
Also if any of them get on the bus or train with a bag/knapsack I watch to make sure they take it with them when they get off... I know I'll probably get slated for admitting this but there's no point denying it

srsly78

Try living in the UK and you will get used to them pretty quickly :pac:

sensibleken

It means your a racist

Mr. Denton

I don't have that problem with muslims but I do have it with Germans unfortunately. I can't help but think they're genetically evil and that behind all the smiles und sunshine a return to their old natural ways is just around the corner.

barone

prinz wrote: »

Just you.

It's not the lads that stick out like a sore thumb you need to worry about either.

so which ones should i worry about?

jimthemental wrote: »

No but I do distrust nordies going parking outside a pub and then running away. See anyone can be a bomber OP.

no idea what a nordie is but i agree,anyone can be a bomber, my question was about a specific type though if you read the op title

Sweatynutsack

Not terrorists but they are filthy

barone

sensibleken wrote: »

It means your a racist

o you hero

LondonIrish90

Of course OP, its well known in the international intelligence community that Al Qaeda are desperate to bring Galway to its knees.

prinz

barone wrote: »

so which ones should i worry about?

AFAIK all the major terror attacks related to Muslim extremists in Europe and the US have been carried out by people trying desperately to fit in, i.e. clean shaven, western-style dress etc.

barone wrote: »

no idea what a nordie is but i agree,anyone can be a bomber, my question was about a specific type though if you read the op title

So do you look at your average white person differently?

careca11

nah I don't be worried about the muslims at all , at least they would have the decency to say hello back to you ,

I'm more worried about gangs of Africans and Romanians and general drug addicts wandering the street's looking at every single opportunity to mug you, scam your card etc , plus i personally find the Africans very very ignorant.....................................and thats from personal experience

SV

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

Of course OP, its well known in the international intelligence community that Al Qaeda are desperate to bring Galway to its knees.

It's well known in the "International intelligence community" as you put it..that Ireland is a major target for Al Qaeda.
So I wouldn't say the 'fears' are completely unfounded

Richard Hillman

I always feel a tad bit uneasy when a muslim gets on the bus with a back pack, its sad but true.

SunnyLucy

SV wrote: »

It's well known in the "International intelligence community" as you put it..that Ireland is a major target for Al Qaeda.
So I wouldn't say the 'fears' are completely unfounded

Whaaaat?? A MAJOR target??

sparks24

its those shapeshifting jews you have to watch out for op haven't you watched borat??

Biggins

do you look at middle eastern types differently now?

Slightly.
I got new glasses after an eye test.

jimthemental

barone wrote: »

no idea what a nordie is but i agree,anyone can be a bomber, my question was about a specific type though if you read the op title

Someone with a Northern Ireland accent.

kraggy

Middles Eastern and sporting a beard you say?

Hummus be up to something me thinks.

Fozzydog3

yes i see them differently than i did 3 years ago thank god

the amount of disgusting yank propaganda bullsh!t i've had thrown at me for almost 2/3 of my life I'll never forgive them (american media) for instilling so much fear and hatred in me

LondonIrish90

SV wrote: »

It's well known in the "International intelligence community" as you put it..that Ireland is a major target for Al Qaeda.
So I wouldn't say the 'fears' are completely unfounded

If you live with the feeling of suspicion in the back of your mind of an militant Islamic attack while living in Galway, I can't imagine the tension and nerves you would feel in every moment of every day were you to move to London, Paris, Berlin etc. You say major, and yet for all of the reading I have done on the subject, I have come across no more than 2 or 3 references to cells based in Ireland.

Btw, you clearly have an issue with the way "I put it" and not being the expert on espionage as you so clearly are, how would you put it?

Kells...

rorymcgrory wrote: »

I live 2 doors up from a bunch of Arab/Muslim/whatevers. Friendly enough but I still wouldn't trust them

Why not it's not like there any different from us except a different religion,Different beliefs.

There still people.

Kevin Duffy

OP, I'd say you have mild prejudices based on the amount of media-driven hysteria we are forced to experience. Anyone who says they are not prejudiced is lying, we all have them.
Racism is a whole different ballgame, it's what happens when you put prejudice into a weak, small mind. If you're questioning your prejudice and not being guided in your actions by it, then I think it's quite safe to say you're not a racist. Unlike, oh, say, these unreconstructed bigots;

Sweatynutsack wrote: »

Not terrorists but they are filthy

careca11 wrote: »

nah I don't be worried about the muslims at all , at least they would have the decency to say hello back to you ,

I'm more worried about gangs of Africans and Romanians and general drug addicts wandering the street's looking at every single opportunity to mug you, scam your card etc , plus i personally find the Africans very very ignorant.....................................and thats from personal experience

anawfulbogey

Disappointing that this is even an issue tbh given our own recent history and attitudes towards Irish people 'across the water' not too long ago. Under what rationale would a muslim person even under the unlikely circumstance they were terrorists be a threat to an Irish citizen on Irish soil?

Fratton Fred

barone wrote: »

occured to me today as i said hello to a couple of muslim people ( i say muslim because she was veiled,i may be wrong) that i see almost daily during my work,

the man said hello as we usually do but instantly i said to myself, i wonder are they in a sleeper cell !!!!

stupid i know but got me thinking that whenever i see middle eastern types, with the beard,the same type clothes,huddled together talking,or on the phone im paranoid they are up to something.. is it just me?


damm jack bauer and america :mad:


id imagine the first few replies will attemt to slate me for racism and others will pull something from my post to make a joke with, its ah so im expecting it, make it funny because im not racist to these people, im polite with everyone.

Londoners used to think the same thing about the Irish during the 70s and 80s.

Actually, they didn't, but they would have as much cause back then to view the Irish with suspicion as the Irish of today would have to view Muslims with suspicion.

I know a lot of Muslims. I've worked with Muslims, I went to school with Muslims and lived in an estate which was about 25% Muslim.

You should be no more worried about them than you should anyone else you see on the street.

If you see one on a train carrying a backpack though........

LondonIrish90

anawfulbogey wrote: »

Disappointing that this is even an issue tbh given our own recent history and attitudes towards Irish people 'across the water' not too long ago. Under what rationale would a muslim person even under the unlikely circumstance they were terrorists be a threat to an Irish citizen on Irish soil?

eh?

Do you understand the mentality and ambitions of many of the extremist islamic organisations that exist in the world? As much as I think the OP need not live in fear, to think there is no way Ireland would not be a target because it doesnt get involved in international conflict is very naive.

Gmol

sensibleken wrote: »

It means your a racist

Being a racist never hurt anyone ...oh wait

stovelid

No.

I'm still inexplicably aroused by the mots in ninja gear.

anawfulbogey

LondonIrish90 wrote: »

eh?

Do you understand the mentality and ambitions of many of the extremist islamic organisations that exist in the world? As much as I think the OP need not live in fear, to think there is no way Ireland would not be a target because it doesnt get involved in international conflict is very naive.

Its rather not naive but realistic. What benefit would come from attacking a small neutral island off the west coast of Europe? With respect, given your username and location I would imagine your view has been coloured somewhat by the events in that city 4 years ago and the media saturation of the subject. Ireland is a very different society, thankfully.

Latchy

At this stage I'm probably just indifferent to any middle eastern types I come across in the same way they might be with white skinned , western europen types ie , me . However whenever I pop in to do the lottory , I still smile and say thank you to my dark skinned newsagent .

COYW

I have worked with Hindu and Muslim people. All were very hard-working and a pleasure to be around in a work and social environment. Decent people. We could do with more of them in this country.

annascott

Not just you. My work links me with people from many weird and wonderful places including Afghanistan. I am always polite, friendly and welcoming. (I even had to learn a little Arabic!) However, deep down there is always a feeling of unease.

Four years ago, I was on a tube train in London. Two Middle Eastern looking guys got on with rucksacks. Of course, no one said anything and nothing happened, but the fear. Oh man, the fear....

DEFTLEFTHAND

annascott wrote: »

Not just you. My work links me with people from many weird and wonderful places including Afghanistan. I am always polite, friendly and welcoming. (I even had to learn a little Arabic!) However, deep down there is always a feeling of unease.

Four years ago, I was on a tube train in London. Two Middle Eastern looking guys got on with rucksacks. Of course, no one said anything and nothing happened, but the fear. Oh man, the fear....

I'd say not too long ago the Irish accent would have also instilled fear in Londoners.

CrazyRabbit

I view Muslims in the same way I view most religious people. I see them to be like Neanderthals dancing around a fire worshipping the moon God...blissfully ignorant of the truth.

And no, I'm not an athiest.

barone

a few good points there about the irish in england and why would i think they are gonna bomb galway/ireland etc
i understand your views,id also like to thank the lad who said i wasnt racist , thank you,

i am questioning why i think like this, i KNOW why i do,im just not happy about it,nor atm can i help it, as i said before,if i saw them dressed as westerners walking down the street id think nothing of it im sure of that.

if i saw them walking down the street wearing hijabs or burqa's ,or the long dress type garmet the lads wear id straight away be a bit suspicious of them.


what if they are terrorists and see me looking suspiciously at them,and decide to take me out and not for dinner !

thats a joke but now im thinking it for real.

i should perhaps be suspicious of everyone with a american accent

Royal Irish

I could never trust anyone who doesnt like a nice sausage sammich.

Nodin

barone wrote: »

a few good points there about the irish in england and why would i think they are gonna bomb galway/ireland etc
i understand your views,id also like to thank the lad who said i wasnt racist , thank you,

i am questioning why i think like this, ........

Years of stereotyping. It's not that difficult.