the guy didn't mean skin color or passport. he clarified himself: people with the same mentality. I would add, with the same interests. here is an example. Group of indians would discuss a crocket game, which i had no clue about before i came to qatar. how the hell I can participate in their discussion? and would it be interesting for me? Now. These days the Asian Cup is in town. Today at the office our Jordanian and Syrian fellows gathered in front of huge TV screen and were cheering for their teams. I was chatting on MSN. They asked me, why don't you watch "football"? I said: "FOOTBALL"? you mean "soccer"? nah, I prefer hockey. They started laughing and making jokes. I found it pretty much discriminative.. lol..