When I made the decision to move to Victoria from Metro Vancouver, my fianc茅e (sheB次元官网网址檚 Chinese) warned me that grocery shopping options were different here.

In Burnaby, where I lived, Asian supermarkets are everywhere B次元官网网址� from giant T&T mega-markets to small corner stores that offer a wide array of items from around the world.

There isnB次元官网网址檛 much like that in Greater Victoria. I do shop at Fujiya, a Japanese specialty shop, but have struggled to find many products as most small stores I have found so far only have a few items here and there.

So I was really excited when I and one that specializes in products from Korea, would be setting up shop in the Victoria area.

H Mart will be taking over the 30,000-square-foot space at Mayfair mall that used to house Toys B次元官网网址楻B次元官网网址� Us.

IB次元官网网址檝e shopped at H Mart many times before because Burnaby has its own Korean enclave of shops on the border with Coquitlam.

They have amazing produce and a big menu of specialty items. ItB次元官网网址檚 a foodieB次元官网网址檚 paradise.

My excitement, however, turned to disgust when our Victoria B次元官网网址 story was posted on our Facebook page.

Some people were as pumped as I was, but some horrible people decided that this was an opportunity to make racist comments along the lines of Asians B次元官网网址渢aking overB次元官网网址� their community.

B次元官网网址淐hinadaB次元官网网址� was one gross comment. These comments have been deleted.

I was disappointed by these comments but was not surprised in the least.

About a year and half ago, a mall in Burnaby opened its new food court and I ended up writing about how some people were whining about how there wasnB次元官网网址檛 enough B次元官网网址渨hiteB次元官网网址� food options for their tastes.

These kinds of comments are just thinly disguised racism B次元官网网址� like people complaining about seeing languages other than English on business signs.

I just canB次元官网网址檛 wrap my head around why someone would be bothered that Victoria will have its first Asian supermarket. Are you bothered by restaurants that donB次元官网网址檛 serve B次元官网网址渨hiteB次元官网网址� food?

Is this really impacting your life? IB次元官网网址檓 proud to live in such a multicultural country but ashamed that so many white people make life miserable for others with their disgusting actions.

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Chris Campbell is an editor with Black Press Media at the Victoria news hub. Follow him on Twitter @shinebox44.

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