I don't think the racism and abuse I have received over the years is because people want to be me, or whatever jealous means.
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It's rooted in a deep-seated contempt of people from "the colonies" (or whatever) and it's obviously because they see me as lesser.
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Also I'm not bilingual because of any explicit effort. I just was brought up that way. Much respect to those who learned at school.
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Notwithstanding tho, I made a huge effort to change my accent from when I moved to UK to avoid abuse and comments.
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Similar stories are easy to find, my dad also changed his accent to avoid classism within UK, Sandi Toksvig changed to avoid bullying, etc.
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yeah not denying there are nasty people but I do feel that it is mostly well meaning people not knowing
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maybe that's just my experience though as I don't get abuse really, just bad jokes & annoying stereotypes
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I think people singing words I won't repeat here & spitting at me for talking to my mum in our language on the phone are not well-meaning.
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But then again maybe you have never lived as a foreigner in the North of the UK in 2006-9.
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Or people demanding to know my religion on the train because I'm from a Muslim country...
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"mostly well meaning people not knowing" is what caused Brexit and Trump BTW. 
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