Originally Posted by
dannybhoy
IMO, it is far more plausible and understandable for a Jewish person to be concerned about what countries their flight overflies than for him/her to "boycott" LH or German products. If I was Jewish or Israeli, I'm sure I'd want to know if my flight might be diverted to say Beirut in case of a mechanical.
Oh, for crying out loud. Where are you getting this nonsense? I don't know anyone who boycotts German products (though I knew a few people in my parents' generation who did), and I certainly can conceive of why it would be a concern if a flight was diverted to ANY country. Rather than projecting this paranoia on people who don't have it, why don't you limit yourself to your own experience.
As an ethnic Chinese, I could point to a few racial stereotypes about my race and culture that at least have a grain of truth to it - and I don't think there's such a real phrase or equivalent as "self-hating Chinese" (epithets like "banana" or in Singlish slang "kantang" don't have the venom of "self-hating").
I've heard that term applied to Jews. My wife is ethnic Chinese, I know China very well and have been going there regularly for many years. I'd be hard-pressed to think of what racial stereotypes to which you're referring.
Again, rather than imagining what people you don't know think, either stick to what you do know or simply ask.