How often do the different Races inter-mingle with each other?

[Lauront]

Given the racial diversity in the cities, im actually surprised that we don't see it more often. Though the likely reason is that the races are conditioned to be more attracted to their own race. Races with similar physiology makes sense (like in hilda case), but I don't want to imagine a roegadyn and a lalafell doing the dirty (shudder)

Also, we have specific lore regarding the mating patterns of several races and sub races, and they are vastly different (just looking at sun and moon miqote shows differences), it might be these mating differences that makes interracial bonds difficult

Or they just have a biologically inherited in-group preference. *Shrugs* Makes sense to me that they would have, as opposed to it simply being conditioning. I suspect it's quite rare, on the whole, to interbreed.

It's supposedly pretty rare and frowned upon by many within Eorzea but that is very rarely shown to be the case within the game itself. I have my suspicions as to why - that it's to appease the delicate sensibilities of those who would freak out if an NPC reacted negatively to their catgirl - but it's a real shame that a setting that likes to present itself as being 'gritty' only ever shows such things as being the domain of antagonists.

In short, I have no reason to believe that the whole angle of 'adventurers are more tolerant' is little more than an excuse to bury racism until it's time to try and make Garlemald's or Ishgard's nastier elements look even worse.

It's a real shame that the protagonists in this game are very modern in their morality. I suppose that's why I, personally, find them so boring. Imagine the tension if, for example, Aymeric wasn't all that keen on outsiders but swallowed his pride for the greater good of his people? Instead, he's without any flaw - and every Ishgardian who expresses contempt towards non-Ishgardians is pushed as a villain/antagonist. Yawn.

Yup, certainly agree on the above.