"People here racist or not?"

"Yah, sometimes. But anywhere you go, it's the same lah. Like in Malaysia, it’s worse, man."

And, so on.

Curious parents of children studying in Australian universities often wonder if Aussies are anti-Asian. Media coverage in early June of Indian students being harassed and harangued in Melbourne has understandably stoked parents' fear about safety on Australian streets and ' gwei-lows ' going around bashing Asians - just for fun.