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We indulged in and explored one another's journeys, values and traditions for hours. I was shocked at how it felt to be diminished and humiliated by someone who belonged, when I did not. Please feel free to share your experiences and comments below. If you haven't experienced that yet, why not make it happen sometime soon. I immediately felt like I was attending an international event and then I discovered that the 10 other guests represented 8 nationalities, 5 religions and 7 languages. Read more about Pamela Young's own global journey. Pamela Young.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} While this experience in no way compares with centuries of discrimination that people of some cultures have endured, it did make me realise how much we take for granted and that we need to be much more aware how things look and feel to others. But mostly it was fascinating. It was months later that I learned to speak 'Singlish' which is the local person's way of enunciating English in a shortened form that they understand. Despite decades of change, racism is still visible and it is felt by indigenous and immigrant people and we have a way to go to become a unified nation. Now in Australia, I feel like I live on the periphery, in a largely white-male dominated society that is trying to break-out. I will always remember a dinner in the year I moved to Singapore to live and work full-time ; it was at the home of some friends. Your Challenge There is a lot to be said for totally immersing yourself in a very different culture to develop tolerance and understanding that will help you to be more inclusive in the way you live and work. Culture shock I asked the sandwich maker for wholemeal bread in my usual way: long rambling sentences with lots of interesting double negatives. They were from Laos and had lived in the USA for 10 years prior to coming to Singapore so they both spoke with America accents. That day I searched my memory long and hard to consider if I had ever treated a Maori, Polynesian or Asian person that way back in New Zealand. Women are slowly being recognised and given more opportunity in some areas, but relative to leading countries around the world, research shows that women are slipping behind their peers in senior management see here. He screwed up his face, tutted his tongue against his teeth, huffed at his colleague and moved to serve the Chinese person next to me. As my first experience of being in such mixed company it felt surreal. I was in Orchard Road, Singapore at a sandwich bar one week after I had arrived to establish a satellite office and commence a client assignment. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Russell McVeagh Critics Live in Glass Houses Let's Blog White Minority: A Case for Tolerance Pamela Young - Tuesday, March 15, I recall June was when I first experienced being treated as 'white minority'. The expats were not only white, but every colour and race possible, including people from other parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the America's and beyond. Non-white Australians do tend to segregate into corners of our cities. The conversation was stimulating, the experience nourishing and it imprinted on my memory an image of unity, creativity and energy. Fortunately, my conscience was clear. We did not segregate largely due to the small size of the country and we all lived and worked together in well organised condominiums. While there is some integration and sharing, extra effort is required to benefit from the energy that more evolved cities of the world enjoy. Our Challenge Back then I truly felt like I lived at the centre of a unified world.