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A few years ago in Dusseldorf, and I picked up on some subtle anti-Arabic signals that surprised me. Coming from Detroit, it reminded me of the kind of tolerated racism that occurs here against blacks. We have the largest Middle Eastern population in the US in Dearborn, yet this community isn't viewed as one that can be casually discriminated against. IMHO racism depends upon a narrative, and the success of this narrative limits the extent of its expression. One good thing about travel, is that you experience the same subject matter in different cultural narratives (which tends to dispel them.)