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That's so funny!bloody foreigner wrote:One can see how the GNIB might have become concerned, a little more knowledge of western culture on the Father's part would have stood him in good stead.
The oxford dictionary says:
brother
• noun 1, a man or boy in relation to other children of his parents. 2, a male associate or fellow member of an organization. 3, (pl. also brethren) a (male) fellow Christian. 4, a member of a religious order of men: a Benedictine brother. 5, N. Amer. informal a black man.
As far as I can see, only meaning 1 (and possibly 5, but we won't go there!) is appropriate in this circumstance.
Still, I think they went a bit far and I can se why the poor fellow is upset.
irishtimes.com wrote:He was wearing his clerical garb at the time.
This has to do with a certain culture, and that culture is called "Christianity". Can anyone fill me in what culture most Irish (at least officially) follow? If I remember correctly that happens to be... "Christianity". Hmm - strangely the two sound pretty much the same... /ironicbloody foreigner wrote:...
3, (pl. also brethren) a (male) fellow Christian.
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I am having the same hard time.archigabe wrote:...I have a hard time explaining this without considering beloved against black africans...
TOURISM OFFICIALS expressed concern to the Department of Arts and Tourism earlier this year about the behaviour of immigration officers at ports of entry after an Indian man who won a trip to Ireland in a State-sponsored competition reported suffering harassment and facial discrimination at Dublin airport.
He won the trip at an event organised by Tourism Ireland in Mumbai to promote Ireland as an attractive holiday destination.
Newly released documents show the prizewinner wrote to Tourism Ireland on March 2nd to complain of his treatment at Dublin airport. He outlined how, despite his having the required tourist visa and carrying a letter from Tourism Ireland, immigration officers insisted they did not believe the letter was authentic.
"[An officer] then asked us who had booked our hotel. We told him it was done by Thomas Cook in Bombay. He said that can't be possible as why would Ireland Tourism [sic] book through Thomas Cook as they were a British company. We didn't know what to say."
He alleged many other Indian passengers were treated unfairly. "It was only the Indians who were being photographed at the immigration counter. It was clear-cut facial discrimination. Whole thing was very embarrassing."
According to correspondence released to The Irish Times under Freedom of Information rules, Tourism Ireland responded to convey its "deep regret" to the prizewinner over his experience. "We are all very upset and embarrassed about the incident and will be taking it up at the highest levels with the Government department concerned . . ." the agency said.
The following day, an official from Tourism Ireland sent an e-mail to a counterpart in the Department of Arts and Tourism. "Another shock story about immigration," he wrote. "We really need to do something about it. The friendliest destination in the world???"