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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's probably not a coincidence that your friend lived in Switzerland for many years and now is racist. I just finished reading Teju Cole's Known and Strange Things. In one of the early chapters he talks about visiting Switzerland and compares it to James Baldwin's retreat at Leukerbad. During his retreat, Baldwin finished writing Go Tell it on the Mountain, but he also wrote an essay called "Stranger in the Village" about being the first black person the villagers had ever seen.
Also, as a side note, Switzerland is where Oprah said she had been discriminated against while shopping in an upscale store.[/quote]

Switzerland is a very insular country and is not a melting pot. In order to become a Swiss citizen, not only do you have to live there for over 10 years and speak the language, you also have prove that you are integrated into the Swiss life and know Swiss customs and traditions. This Kosovar family did not get citizenship because they wore sweatpants and did not greet their neighbors in the street.
https://www.thelocal.ch/20160609/immigrant-family-denied-swiss-citizenship-over-choice-of-clothes
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