ColdRedRain --
BTW Goph, I hope I'm not wrong, but if I'm wrong, I'll delete this. Didn't your parents do the same whining when you were sort of going out with Sh*********?
Yes, but they were more subtle about it back in the 80's. A little later, they got more explicit in their racism.
I've come to believe that the best way to look at it is -- there's only one race, the HUMAN race. Every difference between nationalities is trivial. It doesn't have to make anyone unable to communicate, form friendships or relationships. If you limit yourself to people exactly like yourself, how will you ever grow?