Whenever I see opinion poll maps on :reddit-logo: from Europe with questions like

  • Would you be ok with your son/daughter dating a person of a different race?

  • Would you be comfortable with your son/daughter dating a member of the same sex?

  • My country has too many immigrants, yes or no?

There is always a very noticeable difference between Western and Eastern Europe, with the West (and Scandanavia) being WAY more progressive, and Eastern European / former Soviet states being exceedingly conservative, particularly countries like Czech.

Why is this?

Maybe I'm just naive but I would think that the legacy of the USSR would cause the exact opposite tendency.

I also have no real context as I have never stepped foot in The Old World.

    • Comp4 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      As a black guy who has been to Czechia I didnt think of it anymore racist than other eastern european countries. Purely a gut feeling but I would probably prefer it over Poland or Hungary (just based on the direction those countries are taking)

    • kristina [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Czechians are very Islamophobic and xenophobic

      i am not! :angery:

      czechia is in a weird place. its a very very white country so most people are just clueless and stupid about race relations as a whole. at least with russia there are plenty of asian groups so people have more of a hunch. czechs are a bit oblivious in the little insulating bowl we have