to be angry with typical stereotyping of foreigners?

[pinkalicious]

I am fuming.

We are looking to have some work done to our house and had a builder round this morning for some quotes. He gets in and immediately asks me where I am from as 'I dont sound like I am from here'. Fair enough - told him I am African etc.

He goes ahead and says something like this:

"Oh,so you are not on benefits then as you own this house! I hope you and your hubby are not here to take our jobs coz my brother is out of a job!"

I was like WTF? I stayed calm but when he was going, he said, ' Oh you do know how to use a computer dont you coz i want to email the quote?'

I told him to GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

Did i overeact?

"I am a qualified nurse who cant get a job. I should get first preference!"

No, ability should be the defining factor in getting jobs, not nationality.

And the fact that you are blaming your lack of job of "forrins" suggests to me your godawful attitude is why you aren't employed.

Only occasionally from drunken idiots in pubs if they clocked her accent.

It was probably 'cos she's gorgeous and I'm not

lolapolatola I sincerely hope i am never in a position where i am looked after by you!!

Can you go on a website like rated people and leave a review of your experience?

kerrymumbles If the Irish side of my family are in anyway representative then I wouldn't be surprised. My grandad ran out of wallpaper paste once, so used thumbtacks to hang the wallpaper. And that was one of his plans that worked.

My family do nothing to help distance themselves from the daft Irish stereotype

That's dreadful, pink. I hope you can take the matter further and make a complaint about his behaviour - completely out of order.

It's amazing what some people think they can say, isn't it? When DH and I were buying our home, one estate agent told us, as we walked up the drive, that we'd probably be able to get it cheaply as 'It smelt of curry'.

I don't know what offended us more - what she said or the fact that she assumed we'd agree with her.

Another one (we've been unlucky...) told us, that Nick Griffin 'spoke a lot of sense' on immigration. (Unprovoked. We'd just asked about the fireplace. That was his idea of 'small talk' - talking about the BNP's chances at the election.)

I'm not British but sound it and am often the unwilling recipient of some casual racist remark from people who 'assume' I'm not 'foreign'. It's always a delight to see their faces when I point out my name and background.

Actually, Lola - are you sure you're not an estate agent?

LOL at the BNP-fancying estate agent. 'So, how long is the sitting room?' 'Well of course you'd get a better size reception room if there weren't so many immmigrants in it'. 'Have these windows been replaced recently?' 'Yes, plenty of display room for a St George's flag there.' 'Has the boiler been serviced in the past year?' 'Yes, but by a French person, and of course they don't understand hot water and soap'.

Lola, guess what - not everyone thinks the same as you do. Lots do, I have to say, including apparently my sister - she really approves of Lucas and Walliams saying all the things that 'nobody is allowed to say any more' - apparently not having noticed that this subversive cult stuff is on at primetime on BBC1.

I look English until I open my mouth, so I get included in a lot of this sort of conversations, especially at bus stops for some reason.

I remember standing at immigration once. Usually I just point out my indefinite leave to remain stamp and they let me through but this one time I got a bloke who decided to give me the thuird degree. How did I gain my visa? On what grounds was I staying in the country, blah blah until he got to the point where he asked how I proposed to support myself when I was here (never mind I've lived in the UK for over 15 years) I got fed up at that point and pointed out I did a job which the British seemed spectacularly unable to educate their own children well enough to do so they had to import forriners like me to prop up their tottering systems (was a Maths teacher at the time) His face was a picture.

TBH pink I think you were very restrained.

Lola you need to learn to contain that attitude in interviews if you want a job. Finding a job is difficult right now, I know but I think its the economy that is the issue.

I was called a foreign cunt in a bakers in Birmingham once. Sometimes I am too scared to open my mouth to let people hear my accent (I am from the UK BTW).

He he, my friend, who is Italian, is also always asked if she is polish, her answer is "no, are you?" It always shut the rude people up. I was once asked how do you say "Happy new year in Ukranian?" Another time was "What are the best places to visit in Poland?". I've never been to Poland or Ukraine, so dont have a clue.

DH was asked by some children (on seeing the German number plate of the car and you have to say this in a Scottish accent to really appreciate it)

"Hey, mister. You forrin'? Say summin' forrin, then."

I told him he should have replied, "Verpisst Euch, Ihr Rotzlöffel", but he was polite and said, "Guten Tag".

Hey lola, I see you're new here.

Welcome to mn

On a lighter note, i was attending a course a couple of years ago at a hotel. There was me, a guy from NZ and this other guy. (he is black)

The NZ guy said "I am from NZ, what about you"?

I said, "I am originally from XXXX".

The NZ guy asked the other bloke who then said, "Oh, I am from Northampton!"

He nearly dug a hole!

How dare he,that says a lot about him and his brother,probably his brother has no job because he is no good at his job just like him.They are a couple of retards and very nasty people probably inbred.