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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:02

If you meet an indian woman with a white woman don't just assume she's the maid/nanny!

Same goes to woman in play areas - rather assume they the mother than the maid!

Both incidents which happened at the same kids play area have been disturbing to witness and it just goes to show the level of stupidity of some narrow minded people to always assume people of color are the maids and helpers!

Treat people especially other woman regardless profession - with consideration and respect.
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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 13:19

I often get told I don't look British :D. I once had to go over my family tree for a guy on a flight to BHX because he simply couldn't believe I didn't have something 'foreign' - his word - in my history. I probably do somewhere but I haven't been able to trace it yet! ETA: I don't think he quite got the whole multicultural thing, and was quite convinced you could only be British if you were white as a sheet. Funny, considering he was British too of an Indian background. <em>edited by DubaiCat on 18/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 12:23

I'm a British Asian, never been treated badly here (or in the UK). It's a bit annoying when people constantly ask me where I'm from, though. Back in the UK, when someone asked me where I was from, I'd say 'Finsbury Park' and that was the answer they were looking for. Here, however, it means, "why do you look Arab but can't speak Arabic", or "why are you brown if you have an English accent". You do get used to it though!

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 11:03

A friend of mine here is married to a lovely Indian man, and he was mistaken as a houseboy when the gardeners turned up to do some work. They wanted to talk to madam, as houseboy just wouldnt do. They found this very funny. Then the same couple were at a birthday party on 31st December and another guest said he hated Indians etc, my friend who is white then introduced her husband, and the rude guest didnt even batter an eyelid. Sad!!!!

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 10:56

Doesnt matter if its a maid or nanny .we have to realise that they work hard away from their families and just want to make a living. Im anglo-indian and have been a victim of subtle if not blatant racist comments . very silly how people generalize a trait of a few people to an entire nation/nations.. come across this almost everyday. Jingly! chinky! etc etc. weird and wish everyone would just respect others for who they are instead of just judging by a common standard. sad ! its all in the mind

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 10:28

I have British Asian friends and they've said in the past they get surprised looks from some people when they open their mouths, but they haven't been treated badly here.

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 10:01

Oh God....as a British Asian moving over next month - am I going to be treated like a lower class citizen in the office / shopping / restaurants etc..... Wow! You aren't even in Dubai yet and you already call maids "lower class citizens". That must be a record. Ummmm unless I'm missing something 5herry didn't call maids ''lower class citizens'' - but it seems you just did! errr no.....wrong. This thread is about mistaking mothers for maids, therefore Sherry was commenting on the fact that she hoped she wasn't mistaken for a maid..or a lower class citizen

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 09:56

Used to live in a big compound in Doha. New family moves in, Madam is American but looks Asian. A maid from the compound rings the bell to ask if they need a maid. Madam opens the door..maid looks very surprised and says "oh, you already got the job?"

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 09:34

Oh God....as a British Asian moving over next month - am I going to be treated like a lower class citizen in the office / shopping / restaurants etc..... Wow! You aren't even in Dubai yet and you already call maids "lower class citizens". That must be a record. Ummmm unless I'm missing something 5herry didn't call maids ''lower class citizens'' - but it seems you just did!

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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 06:42

Oh God....as a British Asian moving over next month - am I going to be treated like a lower class citizen in the office / shopping / restaurants etc..... Wow! You aren't even in Dubai yet and you already call maids "lower class citizens". That must be a record.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 23:39

Oh God....as a British Asian moving over next month - am I going to be treated like a lower class citizen in the office / shopping / restaurants etc.....

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 11:52

One of my BF's get this all the time, she just laughs it off now. My bff had this happen to her.... A few months ago, she was fixing my dd's hair and a lady came up to her, pushed my dd aside rudely and asked if she was looking for a new job. My friend looked a little shocked until I stepped in and said "you don't want her, she's cr@p, I have to beat her every morning..." OMG that is hilarious! Not the situation but your response. You could also have said..."she does great extras for my husband" *****LIKE******

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 11:52

I just looove the confused looks on their faces when they mistake DH for a local then they hear DD call him baba.......then says mama...to ME!! Ooooh and he;s been mistaken for a Khabayen numerous times, the looks I get at tills...priceless;)

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:18

One of my BF's get this all the time, she just laughs it off now. My bff had this happen to her.... A few months ago, she was fixing my dd's hair and a lady came up to her, pushed my dd aside rudely and asked if she was looking for a new job. My friend looked a little shocked until I stepped in and said "you don't want her, she's cr@p, I have to beat her every morning..." OMG that is hilarious! Not the situation but your response. You could also have said..."she does great extras for my husband"

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:17

One of my BF's get this all the time, she just laughs it off now. My bff had this happen to her.... A few months ago, she was fixing my dd's hair and a lady came up to her, pushed my dd aside rudely and asked if she was looking for a new job. My friend looked a little shocked until I stepped in and said "you don't want her, she's cr@p, I have to beat her every morning..." haha - Didn't someone post that on EW a few months ago - Woman admits to beating maid daily ! :)

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:15

One of my BF's get this all the time, she just laughs it off now. My bff had this happen to her.... A few months ago, she was fixing my dd's hair and a lady came up to her, pushed my dd aside rudely and asked if she was looking for a new job. My friend looked a little shocked until I stepped in and said "you don't want her, she's cr@p, I have to beat her every morning..."

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:08

It is a shame, but its just how it is here really. I never noticed anything like it when back home, everyone was treated much the same when out and about, unless they were rude or obnoxious when they would promptly be told to shove it! There is so much hierachy food chain bullsh*t here and it drives me crazy.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:04

Once, when I took DD to playground, a woman asked me if I am looking for a new job as she needs a new maid. I just smiled and said, NO and asked her what happened to X's nanny as I do know her son as I have seen him at the playground all the time. DD and her son still play together until now ;) As DD looks more like daddy than me, it is very often for taxi drivers, shopkeepers, other maids or mothers to assume that I am her nanny. When I lived in Shorelines, I used to think that I should dress up in a certain way in order for me to be recognized as the mommy instead of the maid.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:04

While we're at it, can people please stop giving me strange looks in Spinneys? The staff may all, just about, call me by my first name -- not 'madam' -- but that's because we call [i'>each other[/i'> by our own names. I see these lovely staff almost daily, they take great care of me, and I am on a first-name basis with them, just as I would be in UK/OZ/wherever with the people who work in my local shops. :)

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 10:00

One of my BF's get this all the time, she just laughs it off now.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:58

Most Indian women at play areas are the maids though does that mean they should be treated differently? Which is what your post implies! I think women should treat other women with compassion, kindness and respect. If you treating anyone with less than that - then YES you should treat them differently - treat them better! Just women? Or all human beings? Treat better some more than others, why? I have directed this at women because frankly I think it's disgusting to witness women treating other women so poorly! If I wanted to tackle world peace about everyone treating everyone better, this might not be the forum to do that - but one woman at a time, might have their minds refreshed by knowing that they are no better than anyone else and to treat eachother better!

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:58

Sorry but why would anyone need to differentiate between a maid and a mother? I say hello and smile at anyone. The only time maids annoy me is when they are the surly bored looking ones that don't look after the child properly..but this can be said for some mothers too! Whether they are a maid or a mother is of no importance. How the child is looked after is the main thing. Chips on shoulders from one of the most racist nationalities here! not sure I understand your post? Indians as a nationality have their own racism but then write a statement as below, chip>shoulder>confused. So If I understand you correctly, since Indians as a "nationality" ( 2.5 billion people all generalised in one fair swoop) have our own racism, its also ok if others do it? I don't understand any other reason to bring in the whole nation into this. As I said before, racism is racism, no matter who does it.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:55

I agree, it is not nice to steryotype or assume, even though I hate to say, my assumptions are often correct. I live near a well known kids play area in JBR and know that most of the women there are nannies to the hoards of playing children (with a few exceptions). This doesnt mean I dont smile and say hello and treat them with respect. I do often wonder if the mothers ever venture out to play with their own kids though... :\:

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:53

Most Indian women at play areas are the maids though does that mean they should be treated differently? Which is what your post implies! I think women should treat other women with compassion, kindness and respect. If you treating anyone with less than that - then YES you should treat them differently - treat them better! Just women? Or all human beings? Treat better some more than others, why?

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:51

Most Indian women at play areas are the maids though does that mean they should be treated differently? Which is what your post implies! I think women should treat other women with compassion, kindness and respect. If you treating anyone with less than that - then YES you should treat them differently - treat them better!

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:51

Sorry but why would anyone need to differentiate between a maid and a mother? I say hello and smile at anyone. The only time maids annoy me is when they are the surly bored looking ones that don't look after the child properly..but this can be said for some mothers too! Whether they are a maid or a mother is of no importance. How the child is looked after is the main thing. Chips on shoulders from one of the most racist nationalities here! not sure I understand your post? Indians as a nationality have their own racism but then write a statement as below, chip>shoulder>confused.

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:49

Sorry but why would anyone need to differentiate between a maid and a mother? I say hello and smile at anyone. The only time maids annoy me is when they are the surly bored looking ones that don't look after the child properly..but this can be said for some mothers too! Whether they are a maid or a mother is of no importance. How the child is looked after is the main thing. Chips on shoulders from one of the most racist nationalities here! not sure I understand your post?

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:49

*like* I am Indian and this has happened to me as well. We were in the Marina with a white friend when the waiter took off a chair assuming I'm the maid and won't be eating with them. Not nice! It still bothers me but I guess I have to accept it as a part of the cons of the place where we live. Was the waiter Indian? No actually he was not, if it matters. I think racism is the same, it cannot be excused if it is someone of the same nationality making the mistake. <em>edited by ashc on 17/04/2011</em>

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:43

Sorry but why would anyone need to differentiate between a maid and a mother? I say hello and smile at anyone. The only time maids annoy me is when they are the surly bored looking ones that don't look after the child properly..but this can be said for some mothers too! Whether they are a maid or a mother is of no importance. How the child is looked after is the main thing. Chips on shoulders from one of the most racist nationalities here!

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:42

*like* I am Indian and this has happened to me as well. We were in the Marina with a white friend when the waiter took off a chair assuming I'm the maid and won't be eating with them. Not nice! It still bothers me but I guess I have to accept it as a part of the cons of the place where we live. Was the waiter Indian?

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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 09:41

*like* I am Indian and this has happened to me as well. We were in the Marina with a white friend when the waiter took off a chair assuming I'm the maid and won't be eating with them. Not nice! It still bothers me but I guess I have to accept it as a part of the cons of the place where we live.

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