Interracial couple?

My  parents had trouble in Dublin during the 70s and my mum had a skinhead poor beer over her when she was pregnant with me (early 80s) but nothing in the last 10 years or so. Aside from some problems with some neighbours, but they were just generally awful and trashy rather than racist.

My sister had someone say something to her in the pub about five years ago, along the lines of her being a mail order bride and she had to stop her husband from seriously laying into the bloke. (Which would have been quite funny as he's quite a middle class guardian reader) and my brother has had no problems relationship wise but did once get a bottle thrown at him from a car and was called an offensive C word. I think he chased the car down the street shouting "I'm not even Chinese you W...."  
We used to get the whole "Is one of you adopted?" thing a lot when we were younger.  

I am the (white) sheep of the family and look 100% caucasian (genetics are strange) so don't feel I can really comment on it, but from listening to my parents, it seems that Ireland was worse than England (in the 60s/70s at least!) and that it's mostly died out now. My brother and sister don't really get any hassle and I don't think my nieces realise what racism is yet.

My mum does get people ranting about immigrants to her at work but then they realise she's an immigrant and say "oh not like you. I mean XYZ" Mostly she just smiles quietly and secretly puts a black cross against their name in her head!

My parents were an interracial couple living in the UK in the mid and late '60s and they were fine. And this was in the back of beyond, not a city as multi-cultural as London. Don't worry!

My husband and I are an interracial couple (he's white and I'm East Asian).  We used to live in a small village in England before moving to London for jobs, but even in the village, no one would ever treat us any differently because we were interracial.  People were more interested in asking me about America (what's Florida like?) than DH and myself being an interracial couple.

My husband and I are an interracial couple (he's white and I'm East Asian).  We used to live in a small village in England before moving to London for jobs, but even in the village, no one would ever treat us any differently because we were interracial.  People were more interested in asking me about America (what's Florida like?) than DH and myself being an interracial couple.

and that's how it should be.

I am an American who is married to a British born of Indian descent.  I've never had any problems.  None at all.  Do people ever look weirdly at us?  Yes, usually older people of Indian descent.  But no one has ever said or done anything.  I live in London.

I'm African American and my husband is white British. We haven't been treated any differently here for being in an interracial relationship. We've gotten stares and rude treatment in the States before moving here, but since moving here I haven't experienced anything. I may not notice though because I'm in a different culture and a bit clueless.

My  parents had trouble in Dublin during the 70s and my mum had a skinhead poor beer over her when she was pregnant with me (early 80s) but nothing in the last 10 years or so. Aside from some problems with some neighbours, but they were just generally awful and trashy rather than racist.

My sister had someone say something to her in the pub about five years ago, along the lines of her being a mail order bride and she had to stop her husband from seriously laying into the bloke. (Which would have been quite funny as he's quite a middle class guardian reader) and my brother has had no problems relationship wise but did once get a bottle thrown at him from a car and was called an offensive C word. I think he chased the car down the street shouting "I'm not even Chinese you W...."  
We used to get the whole "Is one of you adopted?" thing a lot when we were younger.  

I am the (white) sheep of the family and look 100% caucasian (genetics are strange) so don't feel I can really comment on it, but from listening to my parents, it seems that Ireland was worse than England (in the 60s/70s at least!) and that it's mostly died out now. My brother and sister don't really get any hassle and I don't think my nieces realise what racism is yet.

My mum does get people ranting about immigrants to her at work but then they realise she's an immigrant and say "oh not like you. I mean XYZ" Mostly she just smiles quietly and secretly puts a black cross against their name in her head!

OMG that's horrifying! Why do people have to be so close minded and ignorant? I would assume a city such as London would be welcoming and understanding that love isn't defined by color I have heard quite a few nasty stories about racism in different parts of Ireland..

My husband us white and we haven't gotten any kind of abuse either. We've lived in Winchester (where there's not very many minorities) and have recently moved right outside of London. Both were fine. I feel sorry for anyone who tries to say a racist comment to either of us. Lol.

I would be staggered If you encountered any issues based on being an interracial couple specifically.

In general regarding racism, Id say there's a bit of persistent blue-collar racism for moaners to blame things on, but like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change and all be the fault of gays or the liberals or the torys or something else!

In a white collar environment I have never seen any evidence of racism, or perhaps the people are just professional enough to keep their opinions to themselves.

My understanding is that in some racially segregated communities, some tensions can exist between specific non-white groups, but in the general mixed society I encounter every day, it feels very accepting (however I do say that from the perspective of a white guy...)

BBC2 has been having an 'Mixed Race season' with docs, movies and other specials discussing its impact on the UK. Apparently, we now have the largest population of mixed races (children/couples) of anywhere else in the world...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/09_september/05/mixed.shtml
For those who want to set their DVRs or catch up on the iPlayer...

Before I moved here I did some reading up and I read somewhere (I never remember my sources) that the UK had the highest number of interracial couples in the world. I haven't seen any of the BBC2 programs, but I'll be looking for them. I've always been interested in mixed race studies.

Before I moved here I did some reading up and I read somewhere (I never remember my sources) that the UK had the highest number of interracial couples in the world. I haven't seen any of the BBC2 programs, but I'll be looking for them. I've always been interested in mixed race studies.

I totally see that! I noticed the mixed couple ratio was high when I got here too, the first time. I was amazed that most of the black people I saw here were with a white spouse.

As far as I can tell England is a lot less racist than America towards Indians(lumped in with A-rabs by the rural populations).Every now and then you get some ass in the pub, whining about poles or slavs or whatever taking his job because he's a drunken loser, but you get that anywhere. You guys are humans you have your rights. They can go f&$k themselves  

My impression, even 25 or so years ago, was that interracial couples were much more common in the UK than the US.

Just to add to the confusion: it seems that referring to people as "oriental" is now frowned upon, so "Asian" seems to be the accepted term.

As far as I can tell England is a lot less racist than America towards Indians(lumped in with A-rabs by the rural populations).

I think you'll find it's quite the opposite (if one can even make such a sweeping generalization). Indians in the US are generally seen as one of the model minorities. In the UK they are much more integrated in most levels of society. You rarely see Indian police officers, garbage collectors, janitors, bus drivers, etc. in the US.