Thread: Are Russians too conservative?

Ah, so he was black and it is because bananas are originally from Africa as well as black people? Well, if someone in Afrika will give Russian guy a bottle of vodka, I doubt it will be taken as abusion, unless it is a vodka of extremely bad quality.

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Well, if someone in Afrika will give Russian guy a bottle of vodka, I doubt it will be taken as abusion, unless it is a vodka of extremely bad quality.

Well on the one hand, I see the connection Africa > Banana > Roberto Carlos > mixed race guy..
(but it is actually quite far fetched, and bananas are just..... silly! ) And Roberto Carlos is not even particularly black, is he? He looks a bit like a Southern European person to me. Greek maybe.

But Russians and vodka is the sort of example I was thinking of, but I couldn't think of a good example.

And is it racism on football matches, when the fans from other countries make the Nazi salute and shout "Sieg Heil" to the Germans? It happens every time they have an international game.

Personally I think both the bananas and the hitler salutes are tasteless, and the vodka would be an expensive joke.

People who can't behave like adults and respect a professional player like Roberto Carlos should be banned from games.

Originally Posted by Hanna

Well on the one hand, I see the connection Africa > Banana > Roberto Carlos > mixed race guy..
(but it is actually quite far fetched, and bananas are just..... silly! ) And Roberto Carlos is not even particularly black, is he? He looks a bit like a Southern European person to me. Greek maybe.

Then I don't get the point at all.
Of course people who throw fruits to the football players should be penaltied if caught. That's all. No connection to the topic.