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As a Colombian it is difficult to find a Colombian community in most of the US except for NYC and Miami.... I spent time in California and never met a single Colombian, the only Colombians I met were tourists heading over to Disney and universal studios
They have a Colombian consulate in LA but they were thinking on closing it because its a bit pointless but they decided to keep it as it serves as the only Colombian consulate west of the Mississippi.
Here in San Diego, I once worked with one Colombian girl. She was married to a Mexican guy. She was the only Colombian that I was ever aware of.
Yep, agree once again. Now I don't know Miami but Oakland is this way. Just about every east and southeast Asian ethnicity is represented there. There are people of Mexican, various Central American and a few of Puerto Rican decent. There are Black Americans and Ethiopian and Nigerians. Even among whites there are those who's first language is not English. In fact I think there are like 200 languages known to be spoken in that city. Oakland has no racial or ethnic majority. It has a largest racial group who are whites but at around 30 percent, that's not a majority. Most groups are represented pretty evenly. That too is diverse. Not only are some confusing the terms international and diverse but it also appears that some don't know what truly diverse is.
Hey, guess what - the bolded part is true of Houston as well! WHODUTHUNKIT?
Can you provide a source that shows that "like 200 languages" are spoken in Oakland, by the way? I find that fascinating.
I'm not arguing that Oakland isn't diverse - because it most certainly IS - perhaps even more so than Houston. But Oakland isn't what the OP was asking about.
Yep, agree once again. Now I don't know Miami but Oakland is this way. Just about every east and southeast Asian ethnicity is represented there. There are people of Mexican, various Central American and a few of Puerto Rican decent. There are Black Americans and Ethiopian and Nigerians. Even among whites there are those who's first language is not English. In fact I think there are like 200 languages known to be spoken in that city. Oakland has no racial or ethnic majority. It has a largest racial group who are whites but at around 30 percent, that's not a majority. Most groups are represented pretty evenly. That too is diverse. Not only are some confusing the terms international and diverse but it also appears that some don't know what truly diverse is.
Well Gentoo it seems being diverse = International I guess most large towns and cities in England are international.
Here in San Diego, I once worked with one Colombian girl. She was married to a Mexican guy. She was the only Colombian that I was ever aware of.
you should date a Colombian girl.... we like to spoil our men, love being traditional and lady like, learn to cook, to be motherly to our children, our homes have to be spotless!!!
you marry a colombian girl and you'll the kind of man who comes home to a spotless house, smelling like warm food ready for you to eat and your kids clean and safe watching TV
al bundy was right when he married Gloria in modern family
As a Colombian it is difficult to find a Colombian community in most of the US except for NYC and Miami.... I spent time in California and never met a single Colombian, the only Colombians I met were tourists heading over to Disney and universal studios
They have a Colombian consulate in LA but they were thinking on closing it because its a bit pointless but they decided to keep it as it serves as the only Colombian consulate west of the Mississippi.
Hey, guess what - there's a major Colombian consulate in Houston. Not only that, there are about 50,000 Colombians living in the Houston metro area, and at least 25 Colombian restaurants, and, every year, sometime around July 20, there is a huge Colombian festival held downtown, with thousands of people in attendance.
What? plenty of people outside the USA consider the city international.
go talk to some of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants that live there living alongside people from other parts of the world. people who have actually been there are actually really surprised of how diverse it really is, people from all over the USA and all over the world move there.
I think those who live in Houston or have visited can vouch for the ethnic diversity of the city, but when you direct the question to non-US residents about how international Houston is in terms of cultural projection it's limited compared to the likes of LA or NYC. As I mentioned most people are only aware of the space centre and oil industries. There is very little in the way of landmarks, famous buildings, galleries, bands and singers (except Beyonce and Destiny's Child!), movies set there etc
I think those who live in Houston or have visited can vouch for the ethnic diversity of the city, but when you direct the question to non-US residents about how international Houston is in terms of cultural projection it's limited compared to the likes of LA or NYC. As I mentioned most people are only aware of the space centre and oil industries. There is very little in the way of landmarks, famous buildings, galleries, bands and singers (except Beyonce and Destiny's Child!), movies set there etc
This is true (though the OP didn't specify that the topic was "culturally international"), which is why I haven't been debating the OPINIONS that others have of Houston - I've simply been trying to provide accurate information in the hopes of educating others and correcting misconceptions about the fourth largest city in the United States.
Here's a list of famous musicians from Houston - now I don't know about internationally, but in the US ZZ Topp, Clint Black, Lyle Lovett, Kenny Rogers, Blue October, Robert Earl Keen, and the Geto Boys are all pretty darn famous (along with, of course, Beyonce and Destiny's Child). http://www.chron.com/entertainment/m...to-1150654.php
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I think those who live in Houston or have visited can vouch for the ethnic diversity of the city, but when you direct the question to non-US residents about how international Houston is in terms of cultural projection it's limited compared to the likes of LA or NYC. As I mentioned most people are only aware of the space centre and oil industries. There is very little in the way of landmarks, famous buildings, galleries, bands and singers (except Beyonce and Destiny's Child!), movies set there etc
So what does International even mean? lol
Seattle has a lot of landmarks, famous buildings, bands and singers but i don't really view it as an International city.
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