Comment Re:Chicago Blackhawks too? (Score 1) 646
What do you call people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and that region?
Being from the UK myself, I asked some of my American colleagues who also work here ("here" being Sweden... more about that in a moment).
The response from two of the Americans was that they had no idea what to call people from that region, as they had no real idea of where those countries were. The other 3 promptly came up with "Terrorist", and were apparently not joking, judging by the lack of humour in voice or demeanour.
Anyway, regarding Sweden, this country currently has a degree of nationalist racism against "Invandrare" - effectively immigrants, but used as a catch-all for those immigrants who are obviously not Swedish, have poor language skills or education, and typically who come from near/middle eastern countries or central/eastern Europe, but Asians can also be included. Broadly speaking, immigrants from other Nordic/Scandinavian countries are ok, and immigrants from the UK or USA are loved unless they are complete assholes.
Historically however, there has never been a huge problem with racism, particularly against "coloured" people - and in this sense I use the term "coloured" to refer to anyone who does not have the typical Nordic/Scandinavian/Aryan light skin/light hair/blue eyes combination, not specifically people of African descent. So up until very recently (10-20 years), it was possible to buy "negerbollar" - literally "Nigger Balls" - which are a small chocolate-based pastry typically dusted in coconut, and many people still call them negerbollar without feeling any discomfort or embarrassment. Now, though, their official name is "chokladboll" to avoid any problems.