benefits of growing in multicultural  neighborhood?
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Knowledge, instead of ignorance!\nHuge benefit!
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moving into a new town can definetly make on nervous , have a positive attitude, be pleasant and a ready to help attitude. thats what u need!!!
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This subject didn't really come into my day to day life until I moved to Toronto, Canada.  There is such a mix of people living in a relatively tight area.  Whatever you are, there will be someone in toronto who is a member of your club.  I grew up in a place in Canada where everyone in my elementary school was the same religion, race, and had the same beginnings.  Now the exposure I have had to different languages, foods, festivals and clothing styles have made me a more accepting person.
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Funny you ask that questions, I was just reading about this this morning. Check below from Fox New, hope this helps:)\nCensus: Fastest Growing U.S. Cities Are in Suburbs \nWednesday, June 21, 2006\n \n STORIES \n•College Grads Chase Jobs, Culture to Big U.S. Cities•Census: Americans Moving to Rural Areas \nWASHINGTON — Elk Grove, Calif., wasn't even incorporated six years ago, and now it's the fastest-growing city in America. \n\nBigger, older cities are losing ground.\n\nThe Sacramento suburb grew by 11.6 percent last year, to 112,000 people, typifying the nation's appetite for open spaces, affordable homes and suburban living. Once a rural farming community, Elk Grove has given way to sprawling development, fueled by a short commute to Sacramento and local employers such as Apple Computer.\n\n"Ten to 15 years ago is when the housing started coming in. That was followed by the businesses," says Janet Toppenberg, president and CEO of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce.\n\nAmericans have been moving west and south for decades, and last year was no different. All but three of the 50 fastest-growing cities from 2004 to 2005 were in those regions of the country, with many in California and Florida, according to Census Bureau estimates Wednesday. The estimates were for cities with populations of 100,000 or more.\n\nClick here to read more on the report from the Census Bureau.\n\n(Story continues below)\n\n ADVERTISEMENTSAdvertise Here  \n \n\n\nElk Grove was followed in the top five by North Las Vegas, Nev.; Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Gilbert, Ariz., and Cape Coral, Fla.\n\nAll five are suburban, and all have fewer than 200,000 residents.\n\n"We have a pattern that is consistent across the country," said Hans Johnson, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. "Families choose to move to areas where they can buy more housing for less money and often with better schools."\n\nAmericans also are moving away from many of the nation's biggest cities, though the reasons vary with the cities.\n\nPeople are following jobs out of struggling Midwestern cities. Others are leaving expensive Northeastern and Western cities in search of more affordable homes. And people are fleeing big cities everywhere in search of better schools.\n\nNew York remained the nation's largest city, with 8.1 million people. The city has added 135,000 people since 2000, but it lost 21,500 from 2004 to 2005, more than any other city.\n\nDetroit, with its struggling economy, has lost 65,000 people since 2000, the most of any city. Philadelphia, which has lost about 50,000 manufacturing jobs since 2000, has lost 54,000 people during the same period.\n\nSan Francisco, with the highest real estate prices in the country, has lost 37,000 people since 2000, according to the Census Bureau.\n\nThe bureau issues annual population estimates based on building permits, housing units and other changes since its 2000 headcount.\n\nStates sometimes dispute those estimates based on their own calculations. For example, California officials estimate that San Francisco has grown by 22,000 people since 2000, rather than shrinking. But even if the city did add people, it did so at a much slower rate than cities in the center of the state, said John Malson, a research manager for the state Department of Finance.\n\n"The housing market out here has gone nuts, especially in the coastal areas," Malson said.\n\n"The Central Valley is still more affordable than the coast," he added. "A lot of people are moving out from the Bay area."\n\nMost of the big cities that gained population were in the South, according to the Census Bureau.\n\nIn overall numbers, Phoenix added the most people — 44,400 — from 2004 to 2005, giving it a population of nearly 1.5 million.\n\nNew Orleans, an exception in the South, had already lost population before Hurricane Katrina. The city lost about 30,000 people from
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You really didn't provide enough information for me to know if you are racist or not. As far as I can tell, you are.  You say you don't want to live next door to people who exhibit the behavior you described, and you have observed this behavior to a great extent coming from members of particular races. So to say you wouldn't be inclined to move into a predominately Mexican or Black neighborhood would make sense, but you said you wouldn't want to live next door to one. If you weren't racist, I think you would have said that although you have seen many Black and Mexican households that make a lot of noise, park in the yard, etc., you wouldn't mind living next to members of those races who do not have those characteristics. So yes, I believe you may very well be racist, but I reserve judgment since I don't know you personally.
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Its a good place with lots of nature  eg. lot of lakes and well developed cities , only thing its very cold like chicago and new york so check out the temperatures if you are from warm areas. Population is mostly european and asian. Lot of business , Land is also reasonably priced - good place to settle down.
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Communities do not have the right to pick and choose who lives where.  This is America and people should live where they want.  As long as they are not disturbing the peace or doing anything illegal then you should be okay with your neighbors.
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it is true that foreign students bring cultural diversity as well as if you go to another country, it is a  great thing to have foreign students around you as you  start growing as a  person in the aspect of tolerance and respect to each other...
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Advantage (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into disadvantages)\n\nemployment (1 emp/1000 tourist) (labor intensive, few administrative positions, little upward mobility) \n\ninfrastructure development (roads, water, electricity, telecom and cybercom, but not necessarily local priorities) \n\ncultural preservation (economic incentives to preserve food, fashion, festivals and physical history, but these tend to be superficial elements of a culture) \n\nenvironmental protection (econ incentives to preserve nature, wildlife and urban cleanliness) \n\nforeign exchange (generates resources to import food, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods) \n\nDisadvantages (depending upon implementation some of these can turn into advantages)\n\ncultural destruction, (modernization (world mono-culture), freezes culture as performers, loss: language, religion, rituals, material culture) \n\nprimary products (sun, sand, surf, safari, suds, ski, sex) (little value added, neo-colonialism) \n\nenvironmental destruction (game drives, resorts: golf, ski, beach, desert, world as play ground, SUV) \n\nmarginal employment (low skill, low wage, menial services, prostitution, drug trade, gambling, hustlers) \n\nlow benefits (no job security, no health care, no organizing, no work safety rules or enviro standards) \n\noutside hiring (skilled middle and senior management recruited out of the area and transferred in) \n\nconcentration employment (walled resort enclaves) \n\nseasonal employment \n\noutside decision making (decisions made outside of the area, corporate dollars corrupt government) \n\nunrealistic expectations (divert young people from school and brighter futures.) \n\nanti-democratic collusion (industry support of repressive governments) \n\nland controlled by the elite (people relocated, agriculture eliminated, prohibited from N.P.) \n\nnegative lifestyle's (STD's, substance abuse, begging, hustling) \n\ndiverted and concentrated development (airport, roads, water, electricity to tourist destinations, development not accessible to locals), \n\nlittle forex stays in country (airplanes, vehicles, booze, hot air balloons, generally have foreign owners), \n\npackage programs \n\ncruises (eat and sleep on board) \n\nunstable market (fickle, affected by local and world events, generally highly elastic) \n\nSolutions (visitor)\n\nact to support cultural diversity \n\nengage in activities that add value to the community \n\ndon’t do activities that deteriorate the environment \n\ndon’t engage in illegal activities \n\nact to disperse the benefits \n\npatronize locally (community) owned enterprises. \n\nSolutions (host)\n\nsupport the traditional cultural legacy \n\ntraining and education in local culture, history, natural science, etc. \n\nselect development and activities that draw from local traditions and add value to the community \n\ndon’t promote activities that deteriorate the environment \n\ndon’t engage in illegal activities \n\nadopt a program to disperse the benefits \n\npatronize locally produced products and locally (community) owned enterprises. \n\nmake business and foreign exchange transactions transparent and efficient.
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Well I had a black friend come and stay for a year here and he was really popular and our community treated him well. Mostly though, because he is very outgoing and sociable. He is from New York.\n Its not easy to get accepted for residency unless you have good quals or lots of money. They favour young people too. But you should come and work here for a year to see if you like it.
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english medium school helps us to develop ourselves better and more smarter.you can march with this rapid growing world.get into good jobs.and enjoy life .
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Take advantage of your newfound space.................
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Community exists within society.
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a lot more traffic\npeople walking across the lawn to cut the corner,\nmore grass to cut,\n\nmore land to use,\nmore land you can use to dive into your yard...like a boat..a trailer..a motor home...\nno neighbors on one side  ! !\nthe corner lot has more benefits than problems\nI hope this helps you.\nGood Luck
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Yes because it helps people work together and to learn to work for the community they live in.
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well right now I live in a half white half hispanic neighborhood. and i like it this way. only because I've never known anything different.\n \n there's like 3 black families in this town.. there is no black neighborhood
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more parks to walk in and play in\nmore schools than bars\nmore restaurants\nmore movies theaters\nmuch much more people just like you\n\nGood luck\nand \nGod Bless