America a Bigoted Country?

Right. A friend of mine (who looks asian but is 3d generation USA prime) went to the UK for 6 weeks and almost came home early because of the racial prejudice there--the only time any white person every talked to her was when they were trying to pick her up or when they wanted money from her. Even the hotel reception clerks had this anti-American thing going on. The only ones who treated her decently were the Rastas. Another friend (also asian) touring BudaPest got rocks and trash thrown at her & her black friend and they were just walking around being regular tourists. Everyone I know who looks ethnic has had problems traveling in European countries because of the bigotry--it's not always blatant, a lot of it tends to be shutting you out (physically turning their back to you and pretending you aren't there so you get no service, you can't ask for help, etc.). The US has pockets of extremist bigotry, and many people still secretly harbor distrusts for certain ehnic folks, but usually once you are accepted by your neighbors/community your race no longer seems to matter (as much). I think you probably find more inter-racial mixing in the US, more people who have racially diverse ancestry. I think racial diversity is great because each culture brings something special to your life. The US is far from perfect and I doubt we'll ever be able to say we no longer have any bigotry, but it does seem to be trying.