I may as well admit I don't know many people from the Middle East who are in the Middle East, or even many people from other countries(Excepting North American and Australia.).
But in my experience with immigrants, just here in Denmark, I find that people from other ethnicities are exactly the same as the rest of us. There are good people, there are bad people, smart people and dumb people, all the facets of life that you're likely to find in someone with blonde hair and blue eyes, you're likely to find in someone with the name Ahmed, Raoul, Ivan or [Insert generic Indian, African and Asian names here.].
The media may mislead us, but we have some influence over how much we allow ourselves to be misled.
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