but that's exactly what happens. the immigrant generation doesn't integrate much. the first native-born generation is more complicated. some people integrate and others attempt to re-connect with their roots by holding fiercely to the culture of their original homeland. by the next generation, far more people seem to integrate, although big ethnic communities help to preserve traditions of the home country for many generations. i don't think it's a big deal. if we could go into a way-back machine and look at New York in the early part of the 20th century, we would see the same sort of thing with the European immigrants of that era.
On 10/23/06, loathe wrote: > > I'm one of those Irish dudes, but I look, eat, talk and act pretty much > like > all the Germans, and Italians, and second or third generation Hispanic and > eastern Europeans around me. > > Why? > > --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:218383 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
