Stereotypes of Tourists, from a British Perspective

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Elaine give us a break! Do you really expect people to believe that a person’s nationality doesn’t at all shape their perspective and behavior? Who are you trying fool...
Please save your idealistic rant for your third grade students.

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Elaine's post:

As a teacher of ESL, I am predisposed to say all people are alike; they bleed if they are injured, invoke the name of some deity if they are near death, love their children and families (regardless of abuse they may suffer at their hands),love their homelands, deplore leaving because of wars, famine, inability to find work, and the like. Profiling people serves no purpose and can lead to discrimination. I believe we are all caretakers of this planet, and the sooner we take our jobs seriously, the better off we'll be.

Thank you for the opportunity to voice my thoughts.

Posted at 5:04PM on Jan 24th 2007 by Elaine Hellman

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