<p>GeraldM - I disagree. I think that Britian is more racist than the USA (although I do agree with you that Americans can be racist too). People making “jokes of everything and everybody” are sometimes racist in their jokes. In addition, the continued existence of the British class system is a form of institutionalized racism. I find the current demonization of “Chavs” (the working class and the poor) particularly offensive. The “Chavs” are routinely either used as the butt of jokes (on shows like “Little Britain” and by comedians) or blamed for all the urban problems such as crime, etc.</p>