it was not my intention to generalise about westerners...it's the term that came foremost to my mind as a graphic description of the guy who approached us. like i said in my previous posts, i had to stick with the facts in order to present a truthful depiction of what happened.

i guess, if I did not use that term in the first place, it will still eventually come up because in one way or another there will be questions about his nationality...it would have been most inappropriate if I point out a particular country of origin based on his accent. actually, picking up on his accent, as I happen to have an ear for accents, i could identify what his nationality is, but I prefer not to divulge it here.

we, filipinos have also been generalised most of the time in spite of the fact that mostly there are good ones whose image is affected by those who are somehow off track. hence, it is never my intention to generalise because i know the feeling of being the recipient of discrimination.