Dr The Singh Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Can't believe India was 4th was expecting it to be in the top 2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325502/Map-shows-worlds-racist-countries-answers-surprise-you.html Map shows world's 'most racist' countries (and the answers may surprise you)Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Jordan and India named least tolerant countries U.S., Britain, Canada and South America are among the least racist Survey asks people if they would want neighbours of a different race By HUGO GYE PUBLISHED: 13:49, 16 May 2013 | UPDATED: 01:01, 17 May 2013 Comments (742) Share Britain is one of the most racially tolerant countries on the planet, a survey claims. The global social attitudes study claims that the most racially intolerant populations are all in the developing world, with Bangladesh, Jordan and India in the top five. By contrast, the study of 80 countries over three decades found Western countries were most accepting of other cultures with Britain, the U.S., Canada and Australia more tolerant than anywhere else. Enlarge Racism: This map shows the nations of the world where people have the most and least tolerant attitudes The data came from the World Value Survey, which measured the social attitudes of people in different countries, as reported by the Washington Post. The survey asked individuals what types of people they would refuse to live next to, and counted how many chose the option 'people of a different race' as a percentage for each country. More...Which is the world's most mobile country? Migration map reveals the populations with itchy feet Finally recognised after 400 years: New York's very first immigrant honoured with three-mile stretch of Broadway named after him Researchers have suggested that societies where more people do not want neighbours from other races can be considered less racially tolerant. The country with the highest proportion of 'intolerant' people who wanted neighbours similar to them was Hong Kong, where 71.8 per cent of the population would refuse to live next to someone of a different race. Next were Bangladesh on 71.7 per cent, Jordan on 51.4 per cent and India with 43.5 per cent. Intolerant: A survey found that Hong Kong had the most people professing racist views of any country Racist views are strikingly rare in the U.S., according to the survey, which claims that only 3.8 per cent of residents are reluctant to have a neighbour of another race. Other English-speaking countries once part of the British Empire shared the same tolerant attitude - fewer than five per cent of Britons, Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders showed signs of racism. People in the UK are also tolerant of other differences such as speaking a foreign language or practising an alternative religion - for example, fewer than two per cent of Britons would object to having neighbours of a different faith to them. Similarly, fewer than one in 20 people in most South American countries admitted harbouring prejudice against other races. Diverse: The multicultural U.S. is among the least racially intolerant countries, according to the data The Middle East, which is currently dealing with large numbers of low-skilled immigrants from south Asia, seems to be a hotbed of racial tension, however. Europe is remarkably split - the west of the continent is generally more tolerant than the east, but France is a striking outlier with 22.7 per cent of the French rejecting neighbourhood diversity. Some have pointed out problems in the survey data, claiming that because the polls span a long period of time they are an unreliable guide to current attitudes. However, a more serious flaw could be the fact that in most Western countries racism is so taboo than many people will hide their intolerant views and lie to the questioners. Max Fisher of the Washington Post suggested that maybe 'Americans are conditioned by their education and media to keep these sorts of racial preferences private, i.e. to lie about them on surveys, in a way that Indians might not be'. THE LEAST RACIALLY TOLERANT COUNTRIES 40% + (of individuals surveyed would not want a person of another race as a neighbour)India, Jordan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong 30 - 39.9%Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea 20 - 39.9% France, Turkey, Bulgaria, Algeria, Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Thailand, Malaysia, The Philippines THE MOST TOLERANT COUNTRIES 0 to 4.9%United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Britain, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Australia, New Zealand5 - 9.9%Chile, Peru, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa10 - 14.9%Finland, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia 15 - 19.9%Venezuela, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Macedonia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Russia, China Source: World Values Survey Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325502/Map-shows-worlds-racist-countries-answers-surprise-you.html#ixzz2TZzsF29M Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Not surprised Hong Kong is right up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Over here you're likely to end up in jail for admitting to be racist so it's not the best study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 17 May 2013 Author Share Posted 17 May 2013 Over here you're likely to end up in jail for admitting to be racist so it's not the best study. I would expect the survey to be an anonymous otherwise we all would portray ourselves as saints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 17 May 2013 Author Share Posted 17 May 2013 To be fair all surveys should be taken with a pinch of pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Over here you're likely to end up in jail for admitting to be racist so it's not the best study. so you think we aren't as tolerant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 People are still conditioned to say they are not racist over here. Although i don't think we are a particulalry racist country anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Do they have really good eyesight though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavrentis Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Yeah there is a certain barrier over here that other countries don't have. Doesn't seem surprising I guess the sort of countries that top the racist list though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Hahaha gweilo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 I wasn't expecting the US and Britain to be amongst the most tolerant. What countries would people imagine when thinking of places that aren't very racist? Switzerland was my first thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseBreath Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Hardly surprising that Britain comes out well with the amount of people in this country who are desperate to call racism at every turn. People have been conditioned to run a mile from any race issues. You see an option like that on a poll, even if its anonymous, and as a British person you'll do well not to feel a real sense of panic. Holy shit, am i being accused of racism here??? Better leave that option well alone. Surprised by France though. I thought for a ponce like fif2k13 to live there it must be chock full of limp wristed lefties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 The question isn't 'which race would you prefer to live next to' which would be vast majority 'my own race'. The question was 'what type of person would you refuse to live next to', with 'person of different race' being an option. The amount of people refusing to live next to somebody of a different race is obviously going to be very low, even I wouldn't refuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 The question isn't 'which race would you prefer to live next to' which would be vast majority 'my own race'. The question was 'what type of person would you refuse to live next to', with 'person of different race' being an option. The amount of people refusing to live next to somebody of a different race is obviously going to be very low, even I wouldn't refuse. <cough> <bullshchit> <cough> This contradicts statements made by yourself about who should live in your neighbourhood or street on a different yet recent thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 <cough> <bullshchit> <cough> This contradicts statements made by yourself about who should live in your neighbourhood or street on a different yet recent thread. I remember the thread but think I said that I wouldn't live on a street/neighbourhood that was minority White British (like many places in Leicester city for example), not that I wouldn't live near/next to a family of a different race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACF Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Suprised Australia is so low to be honest, the casual racism here is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 17 May 2013 Share Posted 17 May 2013 Suprised Australia is so low to be honest, the casual racism here is incredible. G'DAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchandro Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 Uruguay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 Trust the Daily Mail, probably one of the most xenophobic 'news' paper ever to create a most racist countries list. Plus I've got money on the low percentage of America and Britain being very biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 Not read the OPs link but I'm suprised 'raghead' wasn't listed on here.The amount of people who shat themsleves at that word when I used it calling me racist and a narrow minded thug yet then along came The Inbetweeners! Not heard owt since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad the Fox Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 Britain has shown tolerance for centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 America one of the least racist countries in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 America one of the least racist countries in the world. They've got a black president. Kinda suggests a lot of white people voted for him? Maybe not as bad as some people think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 They've got a black president. Kinda suggests a lot of white people voted for him? Maybe not as bad as some people think? A black president who has been accused over there of the 'crime' of being Muslim, being born outside the US and subjected to numerous death threats by white supremacist groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 18 May 2013 Share Posted 18 May 2013 A black president who has been accused over there of the 'crime' of being Muslim, being born outside the US and subjected to numerous death threats by white supremacist groups. So there are a few nutter there? Same as every country, you're not going to judge the whole country on that are you? He been elected twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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