Actually, it might be more appropriate to call this the Inter-Cultural or the Inter-Ethnic Relations Thread, but you're all reading now, so down to business. I know some people have been waiting for a chance to discuss all of this stuff, and even if you weren't feel free to join in now!

But first off, I do have a request for all of you-- try not to get offended! I know this is a tall order for people in an English-Speaking society, but it is so rare that people ever get to really discuss this kind of thing that this could really be an opportunity. And the correllary, of course is try not to be offensive!

So, in short, I would hope that people would use some restraint, but if it were up to me anything short of a call to genocide would be tolerated in this context.

[Remember, people might say things that sound very wrong, but which might just be a miscommunication. They could be ignorant. Or you could be.]

So, I know you all have opinions on this, so have at it! What do you think about people from different backgrounds hooking up? What about yellow-girl-white-boy craze? Or Korean-girl-Japanese-boy? Don't be shy, let's hear it!

DA