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I'm newly dating a morena (black girl) from Limon in CR. So far, I sense zero discrimination. When I walk down the street with her, no one gives us a look. She is actually proud of her skin color. When I call her mi negra bonita, she responds with a warm smile. I, for one, don't really see any discrimination. However, I have seen the discrimination between ticas, nicas and colombianas. It seems to me that skin color is not the issue in CR, but country of origin.

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Chi_trekker wrote:



Think you will find that is true world wide. From the southwest... Mexicans, to New York...Puerto Ricans, to South Fl...originally Cubans now Hispanics & Haitians to France, Germany, Netherlands, Great Britain etc. The discrimination is on country of origin and is rooted in economics.

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Very good point Irish has made. It is more the characteristics that come with people than color but sometimes color or certain features are used to point a finger at it. Human beings seem to need a whipping boy in life to blame their problems on. (MAKES THIM FEEL GOOD LIKE SUPERIOR ) Sometimes it maybe just other times not.

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Discrimination in Costa Rica is more class-based than race-based.

I know a lot of the black basketball players in the CR basketball league, and my guess is that they would conclude the same thing. Yes, every once in a while there will be some prick shouting stuff, but in general it's not the same issue as in the US.
There is a sentiment that things are looking up for blacks in CR. Call centers and other bilingual jobs are a huge opportunity for them and plenty of Limon folk have come to San Jose to take those spots.