r/AskTheCaribbean • u/CompetitiveTart505S Caribbean American • Apr 28 '25
Culture Does racism between Caribbean people disappear in the diaspora
For example growing up I was never under the impression there were conflicts between Indo and Afro Caribbean people, because the Indo Caribbean people I met were all very nice and emphasized that we're all Caribbean.
I also have a Dutch friend who explained that Surinamese people seem pretty united in the Netherlands regardless of race, but this is an outsider looking in of course.
What do you guys think? Does this imply that ethnic tensions are more superficial, or is it really not that significant? Do you all have any contradictory or complementary experiences?
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u/Traditional-Froyo755 Apr 28 '25
Sorry to barge in with an outside perspective, but this reminded me of how here in Kazakhstan, Turkish and Kurdish diasporas intermingle A LOT. Not only there's no hostility, but they almost consider each other to share the same background.