race and pickup basketball

[Detroitdad]

My experience has been it is usually the biggest guy who wins. Or the most adamant. Or the one with the most backup. Get two out of three and your golden.

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

why is it that when there is an argument on the court, the black guy (or guys) always wins?

I've noticed this to be true over many years in many different venues.

White guys just aren't willing to take it to the level required to win (yelling, screaming, threats of quitting, threats of violence).

This isn't racism. It's just an observation.

If what you are saying is true though Mike, the only explanation I can think of for whitie's backing down is fear. Can anyone else think of why they might back down.

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I've noticed that immigrant drivers typically from places like the Middle East or India where driving must be like combat are more prone to, say, stop their cars in the middle of traffic and turn on the flashers to pick someone up or let someone out. I'd never think of doing that just out of consideration for other drivers. This is also more likely to occur in the poorer sections of Seattle. It's a cultural phenomenon and it's not racist to say that.

What about the French sections of Seattle? Drives me absolutely nuts. Every French person is either a king or a queen in their own mind; the world around them becomes secondary to their desires. If they want to cross three lanes of traffic to make that right turn, they do it. If they want to triple park, despite the inconvenience to others, they do it. If they want to cross the street on the little red man sign stop traffic in its tracks, they do it. They lopped the heads off their royalty and all became kings and queens themselves, eating cake at their every whim.

Rant over. I need to get out of this place. We're going to Italy in a few weeks. Same behavior, but at least people smile and laugh about it.