hello there, UK here. Because unfamiliarity breeds contempt. One of the successes of london is that unlike paris they didn't eject all the poor people to the

hello there, UK here. Because unfamiliarity breeds contempt. One of the successes of london is that unlike paris they didn't eject all the poor people to the outskirts in the 1930-70s. this means that even opposite the houses of parliament, there is social housing. Yes there are sink estates, but they are not whole boroughs (well, kinda, there are stressed areas.) yes, we still have problems. The police still stop black people because they are "suspicious" (alas we've recently gone backwards) But they are not stopped because they are in the "wrong area" the whole "Trayvon Martin" effect just doesn't really apply. TL;DR: Segregation increases problems, regardless of it being by choice, or by an act of government (ala rhodesia/south africa) unless you socialise with the "other" you are going to continually live in fear/contempt