Multiculturalism In Western European Countries - Success or Failure?

us has the best success rate

Ireland had a rocky start, but seems to be coming along nicely...

Does Ireland actually have any ethnic minorities?

I'll check it out and im pretty sure they are tiny.

Originally posted by majid86
Does Ireland actually have any ethnic minorities?

I'll check it out and im pretty sure they are tiny.

It has tons. Brazil, several African countries, several asian countries etc.

Originally posted by -Pr-
It has tons. Brazil, several African countries, several asian countries etc.

OK
But can they actually become Irish citizens?
And what about Irish citizens who were born & raised in Ireland but have parents who were immigrants?

Originally posted by majid86
OK
But can they actually become Irish citizens?
And what about Irish citizens who were born & raised in Ireland but have parents who were immigrants?

Of course they can.
It's steadily growing. We're starting to see a lot of kids in school who might have been born in ireland when their parents weren't. Integration in ireland is at an all time high.

Originally posted by -Pr-
Of course they can.
It's steadily growing. We're starting to see a lot of kids in school who might have been born in ireland when their parents weren't. Integration in ireland is at an all time high.

Ive never been to Ireland and i would like to travel there but im never going to Northern Ireland.
Ive heard some horrible stories on the news about how ethnic minorites & foreigners are being treated over there.
Belfast is probably the only major UK that i haven't been to & i dont want to go there ever in my life unless thing improve.

Originally posted by majid86
Ive never been to Ireland and i would like to travel there but im never going to Northern Ireland.
Ive heard some horrible stories on the news about how ethnic minorites & foreigners are being treated over there.
Belfast is probably the only major UK that i haven't been to & i dont want to go there ever in my life unless thing improve.

Some parts of Northern Ireland are nice. Just not Belfast.

Belfast isn't Ireland, though. They are separate countries you know. 😛

Originally posted by -Pr-
Some parts of Northern Ireland are nice. Just not Belfast.

Belfast isn't Ireland, though. They are separate countries you know. 😛

Yes i do know that Ireland and Northern Ireland are separate countries its just they share the same island that's all.
Dublin seems like a great place to visit especially on St Patrick's Day, I do celebrate it with my friends even though i dont drink except on every single New Year's Eve for the past 4 years.

Originally posted by majid86
Yes i do know that Ireland and Northern Ireland are separate countries its just they share the same island that's all.
Dublin seems like a great place to visit especially on St Patrick's Day, I do celebrate it with my friends even though i dont drink except on every single New Year's Eve for the past 4 years.

Dublin on Saint Patricks Day isn't a good idea unless all you're planning to do is drink. It's basically an excuse for the entire country to take the weekend off.

Yes, i said weekend.

lol

So if St Patrick's Day was on a Tuesday then would take the rest of the week off.
Man the Irish are hilarious people.

Originally posted by majid86
lol

So if St Patrick's Day was on a Tuesday then would take the rest of the week off.
Man the Irish are hilarious people.

😂

it doesn't happen on a tuesday anymore really. they tend to try and schedule it at weekends so that the economy won't suffer.

Originally posted by -Pr-
😂

it doesn't happen on a tuesday anymore really. they tend to try and schedule it at weekends so that the economy won't suffer.

Are you for real?
That's the impact of St Patrick's Day to Ireland, man i never thought about it that deep.

I think Success they are doing quite good I mean not as good as we are but still I find nothing faiture about them at all.

Originally posted by ADarksideJedi
I think Success they are doing quite good I mean not as good as we are but still I find nothing faiture about them at all.

Not as good as you, eh?

America I meant althrough things are pretty bad here too but I think we got it good compare to some countrys.

The way I see it the yanks deal with multiculturalism worse than a lot of countries. When one of the stereotypes of an American is "racist" there are obviously some questions as to it's complete success. The way America reacted when a black president was elected showed that it's still immature in regards to multiculturalism. As Obama's victory was seen as the biggest of deals. (and mostly because of his skin colour.)

Originally posted by §P0oONY
The way I see it the yanks deal with multiculturalism worse than a lot of countries. When one of the stereotypes of an American is "racist" there are obviously some questions as to it's complete success. The way America reacted when a black president was elected showed that it's still immature in regards to multiculturalism. As Obama's victory was seen as the biggest of deals. (and mostly because of his skin colour.)

Although I agree, I'd say the hype was more about how he was built in the media - he had a kind of a rock star status, which was unusual for a politician.
What surprised me more is that all those that didn't agree with him were labelled 'racist'.

I thought just the fact Obama became President shows its the least racist country in the world (far from perfect though).

Originally posted by the ninjak
Sydney, Australia I heard is the most multicultural city in the world apparently. And there is racism everywhere.

And although you meet your exceptions most foreigners just go into their own cultures and aren't even interested in communicating with us.

It's pretty much a failure here. But we'll see how it pans out.

I think my home of Toronto, Canada, is likely the most cosmopolitan in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto

Now I loved Sydney when I was there. I think I could live there.
Nonetheless, a Vietnamese maid at my hotel told me of the prejudice she sees and feels; asked me about Canada and if it was better. I said Canada is pretty chilled out about other cultures.