The problem is in the name...It means many cultures...And that's exactly what we've ended up with...Lots of different cultures existing separately within small geographical areas. The initial idea was to mix the cultures but each culture effectively make their own ghettos. In some places it has led to very large problems....Paris, Bradford and Oldham being 3 examples I can think of off the top of my head.
It's a good idea in principle but it's rarely executed well.
Originally posted by jaden101
The problem is in the name...It means many cultures...And that's exactly what we've ended up with...Lots of different cultures existing separately within small geographical areas. The initial idea was to mix the cultures but each culture effectively make their own ghettos. In some places it has led to very large problems....Paris, Bradford and Oldham being 3 examples I can think of off the top of my head.It's a good idea in principle but it's rarely executed well.
Yeah, that's why the US calls itself the "tossed salad" now, instead of the melting pot..
Kind of ironic, tearing down discriminatory "separate but equal" policy, and then segregating themselves anyways, up to and including demanding their own separate facilities/schools.
Originally posted by jaden101
The problem is in the name...It means many cultures...And that's exactly what we've ended up with...Lots of different cultures existing separately within small geographical areas. The initial idea was to mix the cultures but each culture effectively make their own ghettos. In some places it has led to very large problems....Paris, Bradford and Oldham being 3 examples I can think of off the top of my head.It's a good idea in principle but it's rarely executed well.
Well, I couldn't have said it better myself.
It works relatively well here in the UK, there are obviously the cultural divisions but that is to be expected. Britain's most popular dish is a Tikka Masala... and I for one love a curry, so it can't be all bad. People are generally tolerent here now... and it seems to be ever improving.
There is also something amazing about taking the bus from Crofton Road (where my sister lives) through Peckham to Central London.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
It works relatively well here in the UK, there are obviously the cultural divisions but that is to be expected. Britain's most popular dish is a Tikka Masala... and I for one love a curry, so it can't be all bad. People are generally tolerent here now... and it seems to be ever improving.There is also something amazing about taking the bus from Crofton Road (where my sister lives) through Peckham to Central London.
Yeah, London is after all the world's premier city & it works really well.
Unlike Birmingham, especially where i use to live but things have improved overall.
I suppose sometimes people just dont want to integrate but at least they could try to learn English more often.
Multiculturalism isnt the death of European society but more of a natural phase that is occurring mainly peacefully with a few exceptions & some people really need to stop scarring themselves into thinking that ethnic minorities are somehow gonna wipe the indigenous European population.
Honestly, i feel sorry for the people who truly believe that outrageous claim.
I love London, despite the impossibility of getting to work in the morning due to severe overcrowding in the tube and the tourists who think it's appropriate to go visit London at 8am in the morning during the rush hour making the already unbearable trip to work twice as worse.
I lived in Greenwhich, near Cutty Sark before I moved to Wandsworth. London is one of those places where people are truly from all over the place living together and loving the place where they're at. Sure, there are still ghettos around London, but overall to me, it is the best city in the world and super diverse.
<3 London.
Yeah i love London too because Birmingham was dry and it had nothing to offer me anymore except misery and boredom. I now consider myself as a Londoner more than a Brummie especially since ive almost lost my Brummie accent & thank god for that.
When i first moved here i used to live in Tooting and now i live in Streatham & i work in Shepard's Bush.
The journey is exactly a tiring 2 hours long on tube/bus & im looking for a better job with a better salary something around at least £1500 per month.
Im just trying to make enough cash to move out of South London so that i can buy an apartment in The West End because i love Central London so much especially Soho.
LONDON KICKS ASS!!! (especially New York's)
Originally posted by §P0oONY
I do plan to move to London in the next couple of years. I kind of miss living in England and a change of scenery is always nice.
If you like big cities you'll love living in London.....
People at Victoria Station Starbucks, Cutty Sark station Starbucks and High Street Kensington Starbucks (across the road from small Tescos) all knew me by name! Even in a place like London you can be ''local'' to places.
You people are all making me so homesick. cry
Originally posted by majid86Aberdeen
Where do you live in Scotland?
Originally posted by lil bitchinessI do like big cities although I've never lived in one before... Which is one reason why I'd like to, if only for the experience. You move to Canada for work? Or did you just fancy it?
If you like big cities you'll love living in London.....People at Victoria Station Starbucks, Cutty Sark station Starbucks and High Street Kensington Starbucks (across the road from small Tescos) all knew me by name! Even in a place like London you can be ''local'' to places.
You people are all making me so homesick. cry
Originally posted by majid86I've been to them all before. 😛
Ive been to Scotland but ive never been to Aberdeen.
London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds & Liverpool are probably my top 5 favourite cities in the UK.
Glasgow is probably my least favourite UK city.You might wanna check them out.
I actually really liked Glasgow, it's city centre is actually really nice. Has some of the roughest areas granted... but then again so does Manchester.
Newcastle will probably remain my favourite city in these fair isles.
I live in London too and adore it. I moved from a tiny village in Devon and had only visited London twice before I moved. I've since lived in Holloway, Kentish Town and now Angel.
Multiculturalism is one of the best things about London. I love being able to sample the foods and culture of people from a diverse range of countries. Obviously it has its downsides - but a lot of that is due to the people who are unwilling to accept it and see it as a decline of "British culture" (whatever that may be).