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Shame I never met any African folks anywhere in Oakland or Berkeley, since both towns have a staggering 9/10ths white majority... then, I could have seen dancing. :'(
I, too, hope to see an African person one day. Sadly, the LBC has a "policy" .
Here's some photos I took today (with my iPhone, so nothing spectacular) Just wanted to show you guys something you might not be able to Google. These are regular photos, like I stated just snapped them with my phone. The photos were taken in Bed-Stuy (gasp) and about 2 were in Bushwick. This is the unseen Brooklyn. . . A bit dramatic? I know. Lol . . .
(Honorable mention, not in Bed-Stuy BUT it's in Brooklyn)
The Barclays Center.
Next up, probably Downtown. . .
Those were in Bed-Stuy? OMG, I thought Bed-Stuy was the most dangerous place on Earth. Bushwick also!!
Most populous? Yes. Most ethnically diverse? That's very debatable. There are a number of sources that say Africa is the most ethnically diverse continent, and it's certainly the most genetically diverse continent (South Africa is said to be the most genetically diverse place on earth). Besides, Brooklyn has nearly as many Asians as San Francisco, so it's not like there's so much more in Asian culture that's offered there that's not offered here (especially considering that SF's Asian population is overwhelmingly Chinese...and 99.8 percent of them belong to one single ethnic group).
And if we include "cultural options" like music and festivals, then I don't think SF comes out ahead at all. Bhangra is about the only Asian music that has any type of popularity and there's plenty of that (if not more) in BK. Soca, calypso, reggae, dancehall, chutney, naija and coupe decale are all musical genres that are actually played in clubs. Nobody's rocking out to traditional Hmong music in the Bay Area.
I doubt there are too many Naija parties in the Bay.
Yeah, I think you do. The Asian populations in SF and BK are very comparable in size, so I don't think we're missing all that much. But the Caribbean and African population in SF is virtually non-existent, so you guys really don't get any of that at all. I'll take a decent amount of Asian variety, a wide variety of African culture, and a wide variety of Latino culture over a wealth of Asian variety with much less of the other two.
They got Naijas almost everywhere in the US. I used to live in Texas, and there are PLENTY of Nigerians out there. CA has a prety large Nigerian population also. Especially the Bay, from what I heard. That's from one of my Nigerian friends from San Jose told me.
who cares, brooklyn's got more going on than the entire bay area
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