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I was told about this, and its strong race angle, by someone from Atlanta only a year or two ago.

That something milder seems to exist on Paris suburban trains, too, I brought up in my previous diary, but it produced no discussion. On Midday and early afternoon trains (I travelled on four), 'white Frenchmen' were almost completely absent, but not so in the two rush hour trains I took. I'm not sure what this is a symptom for.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Mon Sep 10th, 2007 at 03:18:55 AM EST
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the "dirty jobs" with freaky hours, such as cleaning, security, etc... are predominantly "black people" jobs (as they are the least attractive jobs). On the 2 am buses too, you get a mix of people coming back from parties and sleepy workers, who are predominantly black skinned.

There are also the differential jobless rates to account for.

Car use is small in Paris ; only half of the Paris intra muros population even has a car.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Wed Sep 12th, 2007 at 07:58:15 PM EST
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That something milder seems to exist on Paris suburban trains, too, I brought up in my previous diary, but it produced no discussion.

What are you talking about?  There are no ethnicities in France.  There are just "French people".

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Wed Sep 12th, 2007 at 08:20:13 PM EST
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