We rely heavily on foreign doctors in our health system. The casual and overt racsim they experience needs to be confronted and resolved
“Everyone knows I don’t like the fucking Chinese!!” she bellows,shattering the restful hum of the clinic. The doctor holding her file is flummoxed (confused). The horrified secretaries just set aside their head down and continue working, the patient’s obscenities mingling with the ringing phones. All the waiting patients feign an interest in their laps.
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Source: theguardian.com