When one reads Wikipedia's list of ethnic slurs, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
or the various ways people refer to foreigners around the world, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words...ot_one_of_us' one wonders if the current phase of globalisation will make things better or worse. Do we need to be totally amalgamated for bigotry to disappear?

Recent troubles in France and Australia (and who knows where next) reveal that amalgamation is not an easy process. Looks and skin colour, unfortunately still separate people even in the most open societies. And all this has been made worse by the recent wars and continuing unrest.

Racism creeps where you would least expect it to. Consider an interesting international tourism website such as bugbog.com for example, in the entry for Greece, it says: "people mostly agreeable", while Greece has been rated with a 3/5 for its local people...?! Excuse me, HOW do you rate local people? What ignorant nonsense.