tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post1621492916338767809..comments2024-02-06T07:55:24.303+00:00Comments on Pai: Veils in FranceSarangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-61539631326723934112011-04-29T17:01:37.366+01:002011-04-29T17:01:37.366+01:00Thanks for your point of view Eyz. :) I'm alw...Thanks for your point of view Eyz. :) I'm always grateful to hear from people who are closer to whatever it is I'm mouthing off about.<br /><br />I'm aware that in the UK we tend to feel quite seperate to the continent, to the extent of referring to the continent as Europe, like we are somehow not part of it. It's a bizzare little islander attitude that's all tied up with feelings of Britishness, which I have no truck with.<br /><br />When mentioning racist attitudes in France I was thinking of those inner city riots that happened in Paris a few years back. I have no idea what the rest of France thought of them, but it gave me the lasting idea that France is a bit racist. That is not a reasonable reaction to have, so thank you for pulling my up on it.<br /><br />And yes I agree, we in the UK probably do look racist, and in a lot of ways, we are, there's a lot of direct and indirect discrimination in the UK.<br />But I didn't mean to imply that the UK is better than France.<br /><br />I agree that France's attitudes towards the veil are probably more motivated by it's secular stance, but anti islam sentiments seem to be tied up withr acist attitudes, esp since 9/11. How do we seperate them? Can we? It's a hard question to answer.<br /><br />Thanks again for your comment. :)Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-12287081181721478022011-04-29T12:50:26.991+01:002011-04-29T12:50:26.991+01:00Well, I'm not french, nor live there but I'...Well, I'm not french, nor live there but I'm quite close to france (geographically) and know stuff about it.<br />They're usually quite a mixed population. It's perfectly natural to come across various people from Portuguese, Spanish, Arabs, Iranians, etc.. there.<br /><br />But there's clearly some tension amongst "groups" of population.<br /><br />I'm guessing they'd hope to stop the dispersion of various religions, which is something (religion) looked down upon in France. Be it Catholics, Muslims, etc..<br />Perhaps looked from the UK or the US, France looks a bit ethnocentric, or even "racist", but I'm guessing just as much as when us - outlanders, look over the US and the UK.<br /><br />There's just as much diversity over there!<br />(apart from the religious aspect which they're trying to ban/get rid off in the workplaces, etc..)Eyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350758607787528425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-81658780621480135142011-04-24T00:01:01.988+01:002011-04-24T00:01:01.988+01:00Thanks for the info!Thanks for the info!Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-29654753590432554842011-04-23T23:43:32.746+01:002011-04-23T23:43:32.746+01:00The legislation which was approved did not mention...The legislation which was approved did not mention 'women' or 'burka' despite it affecting them mostly. What's ironic is that, it also covers e.g. bee keepers (they too wear a veil) and any other form of face-coverage whether for artistic or other purposes such as a person with severe burns.Ruwayda Mustafahhttp://www.ruwaydamustafah.comnoreply@blogger.com