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I just want to make a final point before I leave this be, cause to be honest I can take on board what people have been saying, and maybe I'm just a bit sensitive on this issue.
I don't believe that anyone's ethnicity has anything to do with either their driving skills. Its like saying it has something to do with how good in bed they are.
I just don't think (in moroccanish's case) there was any good reason for mentioning where this cab driver happened to be from. It promotes a bad stereotype for all the good Ghanian cab drivers out there.
I also think that is also the case when referring to 'Asylum Seekers' as a whole group of people, and whether their driving skills are indeed below par. I don't think it's fair to rap on a whole group of people - and thanks to the right wing leaning of some of the press its almost become ok to do so.
Anyway, I think thats all I want to say on that subject. Back to the fun stuff. :P