I had a discussion with someone about this the other day. When we came to Australia I was stirred about being a Pommmy (English) while lots of mates were called wogs or spicks or chinks - it is the Australian way - it sort of tests out whether you have a sense of humor about yourself. You don’t get too far here without one.
Here we say “Australia is the only place in the world were you call acquaintances ‘mate’ and your best friends ‘bast#rds’ (or worse)”.
Some of the more recent arrivals don’t care for our sense of humor - Indians seem to try and fit in - some Pakistanis’ too and even some Iranians who don’t seem to get the humor but they just want to get on and make a good life. Lebanese and Arabs on the whole see anything as a major insult. Losing their minds over something small to them seems masculine and strong. They see self-control as weak. They need to change or go join ISIS - we do not have the time or inclination to put up with their whiney, demonstrative nonsense. As the youngsters like to say these days “Australia, love it or Leave”
It used to be that way here in US long ago when I was a kid.
I hate political correctness.
You guys can really say that? And not be arrested for a "hate crime"? Impressive! When we try to tell the 30 million Mexicans who sneaked across the border to go home we're called racists and prosecuted for God-knows-what!