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As I read post I always come across people who judge a place on how racially diverse it is. Most posts indicate a negative social climate to a place if it is too white. I find the more people are alike racially the more people seem to get along with less tension and all the problems that come with multiculturism. This has nothing to do with racism because I don't hate other races since every race has their good and bad elements. But it seems those people who are in love with diversity are following a politically correct mode of thinking.
I do think people who are more alike tend to get along, but we're on this earth and chances are we're going to encounter someone who's different. I agree you shouldn't be in it just for the political correctness. Personally, I have little means to travel and at the very least, I can get a watered down version of international culture nearby.
Last edited by theSUBlime; 04-09-2010 at 02:47 PM..
But it seems those people who are in love with diversity are following a politically correct mode of thinking.
Maybe they happen to be diverse themselves? There's nothing wrong with birds of a feather wanting to flock together. Many threads in this forum start with "where can I find..." and ask to be recommended places where there are more people like themselves.
-when everything is the same, it's boring
-diversity= more choices for food.
-Women. I find large groups of white women to be boring, culturally speaking
I don't about you but I'm a white guy who never clicked with the other white folks because of my family background (lower class)
My best friend is puerto rican and I never met any other friend quite like him. Most my friends are also Hispanic or black. (my gf is also black)
From personal experience, I was never treated like a person of less importance except when it came to white people. The white people around here usually don't tend to fall in with lower class, and they tend to not associate them either. (not always in an arrogant way, but more because they had nothing in common)
It depends on how you were brought up. You cant just generalize and claim that the people who prefer diversity are only doing it to be politically correct. That's like saying you hate diversity because you're a racist
More food options. Also exposure to different cultures.
The key is integration though. DC's a diverse city but it's still pretty segregated, mainly along economic lines but here that also translates to racial lines. If I hadn't gone to such an integrated school I probably wouldn't have had the exposure to different cultures and beliefs that I had.
edit: That said it's not a huge thing for me. The main things I look for in a place to live are jobs, affordability, amenities, how things are run, food and safety in no real order. If it's diverse, great, if it isn't well that's what traveling's for.
Diversity can be ethnic, but of the same race too. People seem to forget about that and people in the Northeast and Midwest are more prone to keep that in mind when using the term, maybe because there is diversity within the various racial/ethnic groups, especially in the Northeast.
I like learning and meeting people different from myself.
However I've only ever lived in towns that were 95% white. For me a town just as diverse as the US itself (like 69% non-Hispanic white, 13% black, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% American Indians or other) would be neat to try.
From an economic standpoint, unless the community in question happens to be a suburb of a larger metropolis, a more diverse & integrated city stands a better chance of attracting highly-educated foreigners or even American-born minorities (like Chinese or Indians) who make up a huge percentage of tech fields like software development/IT, engineering, biomed, healthcare & aerospace. These are industries of the future and forward-thinking towns & citizenry will want to think of ways to promote their growth.
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