I'm aware I'm 2 months behind the curve, (I like curves ;) ) But I'm going to dig this one up. Found it in Google while searching for something completely unrelated!
Being from England, I have met and worked with people of many different nationalities, races and sexual orientations. I learned early on (in fact it was probably drummed into me as a child) that you take people as you find them.
I am straight, but have gay friends; I am English speaking white but have friends with their origins in China, India, Africa, Jamaica and Europe; I have a short beard but have friends who are clean shaven; I am male but have friends who are female ...
Now - see how stupid discrimination can become? - yet believe it or not I have been discriminated against because I have facial hair!
Have fun folks - life's too short not to :D