I've heard that there can be discrimination against foreigners, and even naturalized citizens born in other countries, in Japan, and that it happens in onsen, b
Being an Arab with Arabian looks, after September 11 things have changed dramatically when Arabs or people with similar looks (Indians, Pakistanis, Turkish, Kur
I'm an Egyptian medicine student, and I will be going to Georgia on an exchange program in February. I am a Muslim and I wear the head scarf, not black or anyth
Is there a website that measures the level of xenophobia in countries or cities? It would be better if it's color coded. Xenophobia could mean a lot for some
I've heard that in some (but not all!) areas in the middle east, there's a stereotype held by some (but not all!) that western women are easy.
When I was in Tbilisi (Georgia), during my one week trip, 3 months ago, I found out in some hostels the women only dorm rooms have higher prices than mixed dorm
In Japan, what is a "Philippine pub" (フィリピンパブ)? I tried googling for "Philippine pub Japan", but didn't have m
I want to show my inexperienced travel partner in a fun way how local businesses often charge higher prices to tourists. There was this fun b
I was reading this article called Can I side-step discrimination against foreigners in Japan? and it makes me wonder, how are different ethnic
The visa form for US residents specifically asks for the name of my husband or father: Other countries (e.g. France) ask for detailed information about both
Do any airlines have bans on children riding in certain passenger sections? (As opposed to banning them from the cockpit) I think I've heard about it before, b
Are non-Muslims allowed to visit the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, assuming you are allowed into Saudi Arabia in the first place? Wikivoyage mentions that non-Mu
An African friend of mine was traveling from Dar es Salaam to the UK (Manchester) and had an "Indefinite leave to remain" visa. His wife and c
I may have to travel to Bangalore, India for work at some point in the future. While there I may be traveling in other parts of India as well. In the past I hav
I understand that airlines can reassign a seat for operational reasons, such as making sure the plane is balanced. But I've read a September 2016 article about
Someone I know just obtained Japanese citizenship, but is originally European. Various establishments state that they only cater to Japanese, is that strictly
I have heard and seen conflicting information about whether ethnic Armenians (i.e. individuals holding non-Armenian citizenship, but of Armenian descent) can en
I heard about the young girl who was forced to remove her scarf in front of everyone next to an Air Canada gate. It is clear discrimination, I have never heard
I read on https://viewfromthewing.com/united-airlines-men-only-executive-service/ (mirror): From 1953 through 1970, United offered men-only ‘Executive fl
I'm in my 20s and originally from East Africa. I live in Ireland but have traveled across Western Europe and to the US/Canada. I've found very