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[phani123]

"disgusting tamilian guy" with his "south indian accent" ?? you're India's answer to dearly beloved whites in London! pls keep your disgusting prejudices to yourself!

In case you didn't know, 'self-employed' applicants are subject to much more scrutiny than salaried people for the simple reason that there is hugely more scope for false documentation, etc. So maybe it was part of the "disgusting tamilian guy"'s job to make sure that your application was genuine? And maybe everybody doesn't judge people based on their "south indian accent".

Kala

HI all,
I got a call from BHC today. A disgusting tamilian guy with his south indian accent interviewed me.I guess he was from INTEGRA. Asked me all sorts of questions about my company(self employed).Asked details of my employees and their phone numbers. He called my employers.And he called me again.Oh god he has doubted me that I was fake just because I am from Hyderabad. That was so insulting.I did my MS from USA and I submitted every document they asked for in the application and everything is genuine.It feels bad when people like this tamilian guy doubts someone like me for such very silly reasons.And i guess my visa is in doubt.

PHANI

Well KALA...If I am India's answer to dearly beloved whites in UK then probably you must be the Indian who hasn't seen much of the world and the discrimination that bothers many of us.Like they say "unless you are the victim, you wouldn't know what it feels like to be discriminated".With myself being a south indian, It really hurts to hear things that has something to do with ur place of birth and just because u speak a certain language. Well,If it was just the duty of the guy from BHC to verify whether my documents are genuine are not,that would be fine.But there is professionalism and a way to do it. I dont think its part of his job to utter words like..."Oh you are a telugu guy, then you must be waiting for ur visa to get more dowry..tell me.. tell me"...and making all sorts of sarcastic comments about myself and my language.

I would be very happy to keep my prejudices to myself, provided somebody else like you would stop judging people without even knowing what it feels like to be discriminated.

PHANI

[muhandis.ak]

I've studied & worked in London for 5 years and have witnessed incidents of discrimination at work, both facial & otherwise.

I've seen it dealt with in two ways -

1. Get frustrated, brood over it and take it out on others. This does nothing to dissuade the perpetrator from repeating the same with other people.

2. Make an official complaint with details (I've seen it happen when I worked part-time at a fast food restaurant in London). Britons take official accusations of discrimination VERY seriously and in this case the perpetrator had to make an apology plus it went on his record. Needless to say, he never dared to pass a snide comment at work after that.

I perfectly empathize with your sense of outrage at the unprofessional manner in which the BHC/BHC-contracted employee interacted with you. All outbound calls made are 100% recorded & stored for 6 months. If you really want to ensure that the person who called you doesn't repeat the same with other aspirants, you should make an official complaint to BHC with your case details, verbatim text, time/date of call etc.

At least this way the caseworker who called you will be censured and desist from subjecting other telugu/etc applicants to insulting questions, rather than it festering inside you and doing no good to anyone.

Well KALA...If I am India's answer to dearly beloved whites in UK then probably you must be the Indian who hasn't seen much of the world and the discrimination that bothers many of us.Like they say "unless you are the victim, you wouldn't know what it feels like to be discriminated".With myself being a south indian, It really hurts to hear things that has something to do with ur place of birth and just because u speak a certain language. Well,If it was just the duty of the guy from BHC to verify whether my documents are genuine are not,that would be fine.But there is professionalism and a way to do it. I dont think its part of his job to utter words like..."Oh you are a telugu guy, then you must be waiting for ur visa to get more dowry..tell me.. tell me"...and making all sorts of sarcastic comments about myself and my language.

I would be very happy to keep my prejudices to myself, provided somebody else like you would stop judging people without even knowing what it feels like to be discriminated.

PHANI

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[phani123]

I've studied & worked in London for 5 years and have witnessed incidents of discrimination at work, both facial & otherwise.

I've seen it dealt with in two ways -

1. Get frustrated, brood over it and take it out on others. This does nothing to dissuade the perpetrator from repeating the same with other people.

2. Make an official complaint with details (I've seen it happen when I worked part-time at a fast food restaurant in London). Britons take official accusations of discrimination VERY seriously and in this case the perpetrator had to make an apology plus it went on his record. Needless to say, he never dared to pass a snide comment at work after that.

I perfectly empathize with your sense of outrage at the unprofessional manner in which the BHC/BHC-contracted employee interacted with you. All outbound calls made are 100% recorded & stored for 6 months. If you really want to ensure that the person who called you doesn't repeat the same with other aspirants, you should make an official complaint to BHC with your case details, verbatim text, time/date of call etc.

At least this way the caseworker who called you will be censured and desist from subjecting other telugu/etc applicants to insulting questions, rather than it festering inside you and doing no good to anyone.

Well KALA...If I am India's answer to dearly beloved whites in UK then probably you must be the Indian who hasn't seen much of the world and the discrimination that bothers many of us.Like they say "unless you are the victim, you wouldn't know what it feels like to be discriminated".With myself being a south indian, It really hurts to hear things that has something to do with ur place of birth and just because u speak a certain language. Well,If it was just the duty of the guy from BHC to verify whether my documents are genuine are not,that would be fine.But there is professionalism and a way to do it. I dont think its part of his job to utter words like..."Oh you are a telugu guy, then you must be waiting for ur visa to get more dowry..tell me.. tell me"...and making all sorts of sarcastic comments about myself and my language.

I would be very happy to keep my prejudices to myself, provided somebody else like you would stop judging people without even knowing what it feels like to be discriminated.

PHANI

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I am seriously considering to lodge a complaint once i get my docs back...