Trying to find the "Ethnic" area of Scranton (Wilkes-Barre: luxury, universities)

[IAMONLYGIRL]

I am trying to find a more diverse area of Scranton (Afro-Americans, Hispanics). Any recommendations?

[John From Scranton]

You could try the Hill section, or Bangor, Skytop is another good one, Valley view, theirs lots in Scranton..

[Fiyawerx]

Originally Posted by IAMONLYGIRL

I am trying to find a more diverse area of Scranton (Afro-Americans, Hispanics). Any recommendations?

South Side for hispanic hands down. Just noticed last week that there are several stores along pittston ave. that have 100% of their signs in spanish now, no english advertisements.

400 Block or so of North Irving.

600 Block or so of North Washington.

/Agree with Skytop

[The Commish]

Yeah, South Side is getting quite the Hispanic contingent. Hardly enough to make much of a dent in the city's overall monolithically white racial demographic, but enough to notice.

[SteelCityRising]

South Side probably has the second-highest concentration of Hispanic residents in NEPA outside of Hazleton. Pinebrook and parts of the Lower Hill would be your best bets to find some more diversity as well. Best of luck, and welcome in advance to Scranton!

[W-B proud]

By ethnic, I hope you mean "white"

[weluvpa]

Didn't you already start the same thread not too long ago? If I remember correctly it was locked. You should have what you need already, ITS NOT A BIG CITY.

[John From Scranton]

Originally Posted by weluvpa

Didn't you already start the same thread not too long ago? If I remember correctly it was locked. You should have what you need already, ITS NOT A BIG CITY.

oh yes... //www.city-data.com/forum/north...-scranton.html

[W-B proud]

By ethnic, I hope you mean Irish, otherwise good luck!

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by W-B proud

By ethnic, I hope you mean Irish, otherwise good luck!

Our local colleges and universities have helped to bring a mini-influx of diversity in as well. Here at King's I'm friends with a girl who was born in South Korea, a girl who was born in Ukraine, and several African-Americans. I am also friends with some fellow LGBT individuals and people of various religious backgrounds, including some Atheists, Wiccans, and Pagans, on up to Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and other Christians. I'm friends with a few vegetarians. I now have a regular customer at work, a woman who is in my estimations in her mid-to-late-30s, who is deaf, and I've helped her on prior occasions with her shopping. A family friend has Down's Syndrome. I'm friends with folks who run the gamut from socially liberal to socially conservative, including some who generally "don't like the gays," but are tolerant of me because I blend in rather well with the heterosexual community (a little too well I suppose!)

Just because we might not all look drastically different here in NEPA doesn't mean that we're not all special in our own separate ways. We may be a MAJORITY Christian, heterosexual, Caucasian, non-Hispanic, and socially conservative, especially in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but I'm seeing more and more differences in others the more I learn to appreciate these eccentricities that have made us all unique. Imagine a homogenized world (which in this era of chain restaurants and big-box stores we're marginally becoming). Imagine 6.3 billion people speaking the same language, dressing similarly, practicing the same faith, driving the same vehicles, preferring the same political system, etc. Imagine what a boring world that would be.

People on this forum often complain that I wear my sexuality on my sleeve, but why the hell shouldn't I? Plenty of you frequently make comments about your significant others and/or your children, and I'm sure a large number also are affectionate in public, so why shouldn't I be afforded that same luxury, even if it doesn't conform to your archaic religious belief system? The more I'm "in your face," the more likely you'll all be to "get used" to me (and others like me for that matter). This is why there are various local annual ethnic food festivals, concerts, heritage festivals, pride festivals, etc. This isn't meaning to DIVIDE everyone. It's meant to unite everyone by affording those with narrow minds the opportunity to receive an education and an understanding about cultures and ideals that are inherently different than you ever could have previously imagined. I may not like smoking, but I'll never refuse to extol my hand in friendship to a smoker. I may not like those along the lines of Gov. Palin or Mike Huckabee who believe there isn't enough of their own personal "faith" in our public government, but I'm also friends with some border-line Bible-thumpers, including some in my own large extended family in the South. Likewise you can be ignorant of or even prefer to just dislike another culture or way of thinking, but you can still be tolerant of them, can you not?