I worked for a multinational container shipping company in the early 2000s. They were based out of Scotland and were very much the same way. It seems that only in America are we slaves to political correctness. The rest of the world just says “STFU” and moves along.
What is wrong with us?
“...What is wrong with us?...”
My first guess is, a lot.
In the waning days of Digital, our HR person (black, female) called all of the managers in our group together for a diversity session. She went around the table and asked each of us to say the first thing that came to our minds when she said a word. When she got to one guy she said “Puerto Rican” and he said “smelly.” That ended the session and she never held another one.