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So you went from high diverse place to one of most NON diverse place and you are happy? [1] [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_ranked_by_eth

So you went from high diverse place to one of most NON diverse place and you are happy? [1] [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_ranked_by_ethnic_and_cultural_diversity_level https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_ranked_by_et...

alephnan 6y ago
This response is the kind of western politically correct arrogance that I left the states for. People don't get violently attacked here by virtue of being Asian, so yes, I feel safer. Happiness wise, there is a multitude of reasons New York City is an inferior megacity in terms of convenience and quality of life. I've been to 80% of the restaurants in Manhattan and a hundred michelin star restaurants, I personally don't think the food in New York City is that great, especially with ethnic food being gentrified out. As for diversity, I attended a public school with 25% blacks, 20% latinx, 25% Asians, and whites were less than 30%, so thanks for the snarkiness. There is not fundamentally any problem with this diversity. The diversity in NYC however is a matter of tolerance, not in the good sense of the word. During normal times this masked because everyone is so busy, but Asian communities still experience segregation. I lived in 8 different neighborhoods in NYC including Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Have you lived in NYC or a megacity in Asia or are you armchair philosophizing what it's like to actually live in a place?
- loudtieblahblah 6y ago
  > As for diversity, I attended a public school with 25% blacks, 20% latinx, 25% Asians, and whites were less than 30%, so thanks for the snarkiness. There is not fundamentally any problem with this diversity. This is the great lie gated-community white progressives repeat. There's "no problem with diversity".. Diversity is noble but it's not problem free. It is difficult. Daily interactions with different people, classes, cultures creates friction and paper cuts that wouldn't be there otherwise. The more diverse, especially with large population sizes, the harder it is.
  - alephnan 6y ago
    I didn’t realize the OP was being ironic instead of snarky.
    - superflit 6y ago
      :) it is ok. We do agree and understand the problem.

alephnan 6y ago

This response is the kind of western politically correct arrogance that I left the states for. People don't get violently attacked here by virtue of being Asian, so yes, I feel safer. Happiness wise, there is a multitude of reasons New York City is an inferior megacity in terms of convenience and quality of life. I've been to 80% of the restaurants in Manhattan and a hundred michelin star restaurants, I personally don't think the food in New York City is that great, especially with ethnic food being gentrified out. As for diversity, I attended a public school with 25% blacks, 20% latinx, 25% Asians, and whites were less than 30%, so thanks for the snarkiness. There is not fundamentally any problem with this diversity. The diversity in NYC however is a matter of tolerance, not in the good sense of the word. During normal times this masked because everyone is so busy, but Asian communities still experience segregation. I lived in 8 different neighborhoods in NYC including Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Have you lived in NYC or a megacity in Asia or are you armchair philosophizing what it's like to actually live in a place?

loudtieblahblah 6y ago
> As for diversity, I attended a public school with 25% blacks, 20% latinx, 25% Asians, and whites were less than 30%, so thanks for the snarkiness. There is not fundamentally any problem with this diversity. This is the great lie gated-community white progressives repeat. There's "no problem with diversity".. Diversity is noble but it's not problem free. It is difficult. Daily interactions with different people, classes, cultures creates friction and paper cuts that wouldn't be there otherwise. The more diverse, especially with large population sizes, the harder it is.
- alephnan 6y ago
  I didn’t realize the OP was being ironic instead of snarky.
  - superflit 6y ago
    :) it is ok. We do agree and understand the problem.