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Toronto by quite a bit, especially if you include the suburbs. Markham/RH is one of the only suburbs anywhere I enjoy spending time in because of the amazing Asian food scene.
What was the name of that Pakistani place you go to again in Mississauga- I think for Biryani?
Toronto has amazing Asian food--be it Chinese, Middle Eastern (if you wanna be technical about it), or Indian.
Agreed. I don't think people realize how insane a place like Markham is for food until they visit the place. The food court in Pacific Mall alone is enough reason to make the drive outside of Toronto.
I wonder when Toronto will overtake London as the South Asian capital of the western world...on a percentage basis, they seem pretty similar for now, but their growth in Toronto is gonna be wayy more than their growth in London.
I wonder when Toronto will overtake London as the South Asian capital of the western world...on a percentage basis, they seem pretty similar for now, but their growth in Toronto is gonna be wayy more than their growth in London.
I have no idea what the numbers say but I think it may be a while. I have lived in both and while Toronto feels very South Asian in parts, London still stands out more to me in that sense. Plus Indian culture has bled into mainstream British life in a way that it has not in Toronto. British Curry is a perfect example of that.
I have no idea what the numbers say but I think it may be a while. I have lived in both and while Toronto feels very South Asian in parts, London still stands out more to me in that sense. Plus Indian culture has bled into mainstream British life in a way that it has not in Toronto. British Curry is a perfect example of that.
That's understandable; the numbers have Toronto and London being essentially equally South Asian (both roughly 15%), but like you said, South Asian culture has found its way into British mainstream culture.
Desi culture is more mainstream in London by virtue of it being a much older immigrant group. However, on the whole, South Asians seem to be better integrated with mainstream society in Toronto as opposed to London; where they are more marginalized in the latter. This may sound contradictory but it is what it is.
IN Queens Desis are about 12% of the population but far more segregated and poorer than London or Toronto; so close in numbers but far off in affluence or integration. I hope Montclair doesn't get a hard on based on that statement.
IN Queens Desis are about 12% of the population but far more segregated and poorer than London or Toronto; so close in numbers but far off in affluence or integration. I hope Montclair doesn't get a hard on based on that statement.
Per the American Community Survey website, as of 2013, Indians are only 5.9% of Queens; the 2013 numbers are available for Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, or Sri Lankans, but in 2010, I think Pakistanis and Bangladeshis combined were only 52,000 or so, even if they grew considerably, the South Asian population is still no more than 9% of Queens' population in 2013 vs. 15.1% in Greater Toronto.
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