Maybe some of it comes down to differences in the broader environment. The UK has larger (visible) proportion of People of Colour compared to, I guess, Sweden and in my case, Germany. So while that doesnt mean that all people in the UK are anti-racist or so, having more interactions with a diverse range of people might make it more likely that you’ll learn a thing about not offending. Plus, it might not be that interesting for someone to ask the “Where do you come from?”-question if they’ve heard the same answer a hundred times: “From Bristol”.
I think it’s good idea not to move fast and break more things with this stuff. I’ve made that experience, and will likely make that experience a few times more. But trying small, collaborative experiments sounds good!
Maybe some of it comes down to differences in the broader environment. The UK has larger (visible) proportion of People of Colour compared to, I guess, Sweden and in my case, Germany. So while that doesnt mean that all people in the UK are anti-racist or so, having more interactions with a diverse range of people might make it more likely that you’ll learn a thing about not offending. Plus, it might not be that interesting for someone to ask the “Where do you come from?”-question if they’ve heard the same answer a hundred times: “From Bristol”.
I think it’s good idea not to move fast and break more things with this stuff. I’ve made that experience, and will likely make that experience a few times more. But trying small, collaborative experiments sounds good!