Variety is the SPICE of life as they say
2006-08-28 07:34:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
People are quick to confuse anti-multiculturalism with racism. The two are not synonomous. All it takes is saying that I, as an American in a country that provides haven and immense opportunity to anyone who seeks it here, don't believe that we should have to print legal documents in every language of every immigrant that comes here, and I am automatically labelled some sort of racist. I can say that I believe that anyone taking advantage of our taxpayer funded public school system should have to learn in OUR language and not theirs, and I am a racist. I can say that illegal immigration is just that ... ILLEGAL ... and I am a racist. Our culture, and indeed our language, is made richer by the conglomerate of people that America represents, but I don't believe that the "American" culture should take a back seat to the cultures of people who come here to avail themselves of our hospitality. They should have to adapt to us, and not the other way around.
2006-08-28 07:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by motherknowsbest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no problem to multi-culturalism but unfortunately many just want to stick to their own culture and not accept any of our culture as well, this is a different issue we in the UK have successfully integrated many cultures into our society however there are groups that want to keep there culture exclusively and eg don't learn English, an example from my region, i live in gateshead NE England, pre and during ww2 we were one of the main areas Jewish refugees were sent, as a result we now have the largest population of orthodox Jews outside Palestine (these aren't the watered down new york Jew) they have a large college campus and for the most part have very little interaction with the rest of the local culture of the north east and this is after 60 odd years indeed most speak Hebrew on purpose Ive heard children swap from English to Hebrew as they spot gentiles approach OK it is an international center with Jews from many non English speaking counties as students , alternatively we have a Pakistani area where most of the younger generation of Pakistanis are pretty anglicised and fit in with our culture OK some of the 1st generation Pakistanis that are old still don't speak English but most do, ooh and i met a Geordie Chinese lad with a broader local accent than mine is
2006-08-30 19:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by mini prophet of fubar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fear, pure and simple. People fear what they do not understand and sometimes other cultures have views or ideas that offend others in the same area. Rather than trying to learn from each other they then determine a reason why they think the others are doing what they must for their beleifs and then fear their reason rather than the actual one. Kind of crazy, but there it is. open our hearts and minds and we would all learn alot.
2006-08-28 14:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by mother_of_bonehead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multi culture-ism is fine. What I have a problem with is people moving to the U.S. without learning English. Why should I have to pay for voting ballots to be printed in multiple languages? Why should I have to pay for road signs to be printed in multiple languages? Why can't I go to McDonalds and order from a person that understands English?
2006-08-28 14:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by BobbyD 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since my wife is Puerto Rican and I am from Swiss and English ancestry, our family is totally multi-cultural. It is not easy but my sons have done very well.
2006-08-28 14:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is an old Chinese curse that goes "May you live in interesting times."
I agree that change and diversity is fun. But to some it is unsettling and confusing. As such they react against it.
Believe it or not, I believe that those of us with open minds need to be more tolerant of intolerance. See what I am saying? We need to let those who want to keep inside thier little black and white world stay there. It's okay.
OHM! : )
2006-08-28 14:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by Billy! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
unfortunately like a lot of things we are brought up to think certain ways are the right ways. Then some of us mature and work things out for ourselves. We are then able to see a person as a person irrespective of their colour race sex religion or anything else.
2006-08-28 14:41:23 · answer #7 · answered by Susie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
totally agree - I hate living in areas with a homogeneous culture
2006-08-28 14:39:00 · answer #8 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Insecurities basically; people are normally scared of things they don't know or understand
2006-08-28 14:43:37 · answer #9 · answered by technopixie1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. But people are only comfortable with the familiar. Many hate what they fear and/or don't understand, and that's why there are so many against it.
2006-08-28 14:39:22 · answer #10 · answered by Cassie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋