a friend of mine from school is emigrating to Tazmania at the end of the year.. This made the new york times as well as some dutch newspapers.
What happened? They got interviewed by the NYT and their entire story got twisted. The NYT wrote that they were migrating because of the increasing number of foreigners that were coming into the neighbourhood (maroc, etc.) This however, is NOT true at all, and they are really shocked by what is written in the newspapers.
They are not hostile in any way to people of different countries and religions, and the guy in my class has the same maroccan and antillian (sp?) friends as I do.. So I guess he's not a racist.
I personally am really shocked by this twisting of facts and interviews.
p.s. They are not going to do anything about it, because they know it is of no use.
