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Originally Posted by Tired_Old_Man 
Where I used to work, very few of the Blacks were aware of the different ethnic groups. When one White guy was trying to describe a fellow mechanic to a Black mechanic, he said "You know, that old Polish guy". The Black man didn't know a Polish surname from an Italian name, from a Irish name, etc. Note: When I said Polish, I meant Polish-American, etc.
| This reminds me of a conversation I had with the same friend I mentioned in my previous post. I was describing someone (a Caucasian woman) as being 'fair-skinned'. This did not register with my friend at all, as he had never heard white people being described by the color of their skin. I teased him and said..."So what you're telling me is that we all look alike, eh?"
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