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originally posted in:Spread the Word
3/15/2014 8:18:53 PM
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Should immigrants assimilate to the culture?
I don't really have an opinion on this. While I am, generally, in favour of the free movement of peoples, I'm not sure whether they should be expected to conform. On a personal level, seeing Pakistani people and other similar Asians in their native dress unnerves me whenever I see them around Birmingham.
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As long as they can speak the language, they can do as they wish. Being someone who lives in Birmingham, I can tell you now that the whole place is one smelly amalgamation of cultures that should never have mixed.
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5 RepliesWhat is American culture anyway?
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Edited by LowIQPlayz3445: 3/16/2014 9:27:26 PMThey can keep their culture, but learning the local language is a must. They should also embrace local culture too. Having a bunch of enclaves that don't even try adapting isn't good.
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They should be required to know the common language for sure.
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2 RepliesBoth, they should keep their own culture, but not if it's going to become a problem in the country they've moved to. Living in Birmingham I would imagine you're familiar with Muslims trying to impose Sharia law in Britain.
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5 RepliesLanguage is really the only important thing.
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I think it should be a mix of both.
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A mixture of both.
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Yes. They should partially assimilate, but also partially inject their own traditions into the culture they join.
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Uhh, it's not that binary. I don't mind what they do, and I assume most keep most of their customs whilst adopting some of their new country.
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adapting doesn't mean they can't have their own culture... it just means that they have to add more culture.
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Making it a point that keeping their own culture and imposing their culture on the existing populace are two different things, they have every right to keep their own culture. Saying otherwise is pretty narrow minded, considering that if you were to immigrate, you'd want to keep your own culture. Some people say that "I'd respect their culture, and do as they do if I did immigrate." But that's one of those things people can say since they've never been in that specific situation.
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It depends on their beliefs and lifestyle. If they want to they have that freedom.
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1 ReplyThey should not have to adapt to culture such as clothes ect ect. But language yes, they should learn the local language of the country they go to.
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It depends. I think that we have to be accommodating and accepting of at least some aspects of other cultures if we expect others to respect ours.
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They can do whatever they want, but they shouldn't expect others to adapt. They moved, they adapt. They speak English; they don't get jobs that require good English like bus drivers, waiters or general practitioners. Sorry but whichever country one's talking about that's how it should be; I'd expect the same if I emmigrated to the richer parts of India (obviously not the slums, let's be realistic...).
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Let's have them learn the language first.
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5 RepliesMy great-grandmother came here from Italy during WWII. She told me how proud she was when she passed the citizenship test and could finally call America her home. She still mainly spoke Italian, of course, but knew enough English to get by. She said that we should be proud of our culture and that we're one of the most welcoming countries on the planet.
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2 RepliesIt's an ideal middle ground really, practises that conflict heavily with western ideals/law/norms shouldn't really be accepted wholeheartedly. It works both ways, if I became an Expat in Saudi Arabia - I couldn't go out and drink alcohol in the street (Not that I ever would touch that disgusting stuff) as it does not fit their rules/culture. As for your personal level, are we referring to Burkhas?
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To a certain level, yes. I believe that they should learn the native language of the country and at least act reasonably.
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Someone who plans on staying in the country that they immigrate to should learn enough to communicate well with natural born citizens. But there's no reason for them to abandon their own culture either.[spoiler]50/50[/spoiler]
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We must keep it at 50/50!
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They can do whatever the hell they want.
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Both.
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I don't think they should be forced to, no. Mandating what a culture should be like isn't really a recipe for progress, and immigrants who bring their own cultures to new countries are one of the main motivators of change.
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Why not both?
