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I have always thought foreigners with their unusual skin colours, mad languages and ignorant customs absolutely hilarious, and I think it's a shame that in recent years its become unfashionable to poke fun at them. I certainly don't think they themselves ever minded it.

Arthur Mathews

I have always thought foreigners with their unusual skin colours, mad languages and ignorant customs absolutely hilarious, and I think it's a shame that in recent years its become unfashionable to poke fun at them. I certainly don't think they themselves ever minded it.

Tags: foreigners, prejudice

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About Arthur Mathews

Arthur Mathews may refer to:

Arthur Frank Mathews (1860–1945), American painter
Arthur Mathews (writer) (born 1959), Irish comedy writer
Arthur Matthews (politician) (died 1942), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician
Arthur Matthews (missionary), Protestant Christian missionary who served in China
Arthur Matthews (mathematician) (1848–1911), founding professor at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Arthur Matthews (rugby league) (1889–?), New Zealand rugby league player
Arthur John Matthews (1860–1942), principal/president of Arizona State University, then known as the Tempe Normal School
Arthur Kenneth Mathews (1906–1992), Dean of St Albans