This has been one of the best threads lately, not because of it's inclination to political issues but because it helps to understand the ongoing activities around us. "another aspect is human nature. let's say, i happen to be a CEO of a reputed institution and i have to recruit a manager for a section. i would call for application and eventually i have to choose between two equally capable candidates-one is white and another is a brown nepali from my town. i would most definitely go for nepali. its a human nature. discrimination is in human blood to some extent. its inevitable in that sense." I would rather say favouritism.:)