Are there blacks in switzerland

Is it very racist there? Been here 6 months. Previous commenter is so right that it is super passive aggressive and insidious. Would love to connect with some people who can relate! How can we make this happen? I too am Jamaican who moved to NYC as a 11 yr old in and the African Americans used to tease me and say go back home on your banana boat and call me jungle boy! Jamaica has no jungle, I guess they got that from the BS they saw on Tarzan movies about Africa which is straight lies!

You are spot on. My mother told me that as well. And its the truth. Smile in your face, and stub all Black people in the back. Only communicate with the Whites when necessary. As for the White Swiss, who cares what low income, under educated, pale filth without a clue think? Warn your young Black family the hate and damages the Whites has dished out world wide. Get only what they need, but the beneath them.

Racism apparently exists all around us. I wonder if I should change my plans. I am in fact african american, but that also happen here to in the United States big time.

I never understood why people hate black people so much. I am here now.. I walked to the store the first evening.. Do you still reside in CH? I am thinking of traveling to Italy and would be visiting CH to shop. Is this not a great idea?

This kind of treatments happen a lot to black people but passed unnoticed. You need to continue to be the passive slave that your spineless direct ancestor was because from all indications, per your comments, you along with Sharonica McIntyre are insinuating that Oprah should have kept quiet about her racist experience Oprah did not utter words of anger, therefore, you could not confused speaking out with being angry.

A overly self consumed black woman gets snubbed. Who cares. Happens to ALL races now and then. Its called LIFE. Grow up and quit pissing about it. I went to China and restaurants refuse to serve me. And to the person who told Oprah to get over it why should she all she wanted to do was see the bag shame on the salesperson walk in a black person shoes for a week I bet you will run yourself into a wall.

Thanks Oprah for letting people know it happened because of the color of your skin. No color was ever mentioned!! Yes, I am a black American…. John If you see any display errors, please let us know: community-feedback swissinfo. Comments under this article have been turned off.

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