[Pan_Yan]

I worked for a company here in Georgia that was half transplants from Long Island and half dyed in the wool Southerners (and then me, from Montana). Some of the Southerners were stereotype racists, but they were amateurs. The New Yorkers were racist against ethnic groups I'd never even heard of. I soon discovered that they looked down on everyone, including themselves. It made for an interesting dichotomy.

[SuziQ]

Southerners were stereotype racists, but they were amateurs. The New Yorkers were racist against ethnic groups I'd never even heard of. I soon discovered that they looked down on everyone, including themselves. It made for an interesting dichotomy.

I experienced that when we lived in NJ. I'm from MS, and one of my neighbors asked about the racism of whites against blacks. I told her I'd seen more racism there in NJ than I'd ever seen in MS. In NJ, it was Italians against Irish, Polish against Germans, and many Christians against Jews. It was just amazing to watch.