Do you know Mister that when Indian students go abroad for "higher studies", they end up paying 6-10 times more fees than white/black/and yellow men/women? Basically its not about your skin. It's about citizenship. Most student who go to study abroad can ill afford the higher fees. So get used to inequality....its everywhere...not just in India. It's in France too. I'm sure you know that.
It is not true
by Vijaya Kumar on Jun 23, 2006 07:38 PM Permalink
American universities do not have separate rules. Interstate rules exist-other state people paying more-further the universities are private. He is talking of publicly owned (govt controlled) places they leagalize the discrimination
RE:All's well except white men being charged extra
by Elly on Jun 23, 2006 04:28 PM Permalink
As a matter of fact, France is one of the very few countries that don't charge extra fees for foreign university students. Our fees are very low,around 350 a year ($400), including medical insurance that gives you access to one the best health care systems in the world (says the World Health Organization). This is one of the areas where we are really trying to uphold our motto of 'Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité'. We have warts enough to make us far from perfect so at least give us our dues where they are deserved. Anyway, I think the columnist was referring to the charging of super fares on trains, planes, museum entrance etc... Something that is unknown anywhere else and is redolent of good old Intourist (the Soviet travel organization) when they were desperate to get their hands on hard currency...
