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/^t/The color of skin has always differentiate people. The strange thing is, however, that the most obvious reason why people are of different colors, that is because of the climate zone they or they ancestors come from, is the least popular one. White men are usually those who think of themselves as superior because they were the ones who conquered less developed nations. The whites regarded other races as worse, unable to equal them. This situation was reflected in the laws of many countries. Nowadays in democratic countries people of different colors have the same rights. However, still many people are so conceited or biased that they cannot accept equality, and discriminate races different than theirs. The discrimination can take place in neighborhoods, schools or places of work. It can take the form of lower payments, worse chances in competition with other races (e.g. while looking for a job), or not including people of different color into neighborhood communities or social meetings. It shows that introducing equal laws does not mean real equality in society, and changing people's minds takes much more time and work than changing laws, and still is not always successful.