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Its not personal but not all countries are diverse so people aren't familiar with what kind of home they are going into.  [b]Would you feel ok being in a home with the exact opposite culture and not sure if the family will respect your culture, food (we've seen posts on how au pair has to eat the family dinner cooked), etc.[/b]  We have family in another country who came here the first time and they were scared by the diversity - it was just the unknown.

You do not know the race of other posters.  Maybe it is your home, family set up, number of kids, car, a random comment in your profile, your personality, etc. (not saying any are wrong just not their comfort)[/quote]

You just described what EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE is like as an ethnic/ religious minority in the U.S. So I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who are "scared by the diversity".

Agree with all the posters saying that it's harder for minority families to match. Conventional wisdom on this board is always "get a German/ Northern European who can drive." I *speak German* and can barely get the time of day from a German au pair. I gave up and hired a local, who drives my kids in her own car, and doesn't give a sh*t what race or religion we are. [/quote]

Ha. I’m the minority family the quoted poster is responding too and I also speak German. [/quote]

Sure you are [/quote]

??? I went on exchange to Germany and that’s part of why I host at all.

The racism in this thread is out of control. [/quote]

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