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Originally Posted by Yikes
Please, go ahead and ask the question when you are in a liquor store or on a jobsite. Go ahead and ask, just do it. You will get the "our community" answer. 100% every time.
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No, thanks. I'm not going to ask a racist question. Especially when I know the answer. They're not being racist; they're doing what every first-generation family does when they move to a new country. They support each other and it makes the transition to the new land easier. They speak the same language and they have experience navigating particular industries that they can share so each individual is not reinventing the wheel and starting from scratch. We all need support and typically the best support for a new Canadian will come from within their community.
Also, your entire line of thinking is prejudiced.
Imma throw out an anecdotal experience. For a few years I worked at the OK Liquor Store in Crowfoot during university. Moni Minhas was the owner/my boss (his kids are the girl who is on Dragon's Den and the kid who ran/runs Minhas Brewery; they were nice kids). Anyway, Moni did support his community and there would be dudes I'd work with that didn't speak a lick of English, but they were all here to raise their kids to be Canadians. I mean, sorry they couldn't get a job in an accounting office or as an Engineer, but they knew Moni through their community and he helped them land on their feet. It's just humans helping humans; it's not an affront to white guys. They had to take jobs below their skill and education level, but it was a long-term investment in their family. It's respectable behaviour top to bottom. You're casting it in a negative light through a racist lens.
IDK, maybe get to know new Canadians versus accosting them with questions about their hiring practices (especially when the answers are obvious and not nefarious). Moni was a rad dude, as was his wife Rani (I'm butchering the spelling of these names, sorry). He was kind, generous and caring. A terrific boss without a racist bone in his body in spite of the primarily Indian staff he had. I think he's typical of the Indians I have met and work with.
You're fataing brutal, dude.