I know... the CL is the absolutely wrong place to start a serious conversation; however in a weird twist I got into a conversation with a non-American about the state of race relations in the US.

And it hit me... some people actually thought it would change for the better since we've finally gotten a minority for a president.

I didn't. In fact, I thought it would get worse. But it's really the same - no big surprise there either.

What's your take on race relations in your country, area or life? In mine... read above. About the same. I've ran into the same amount of good ol' boys as I have laid back people. And that's saying a lot since I'm in the South - historically the most racist area of the United States.

I would tackle religion... but man. That'll burn down the CL.